Lubbock to San Angelo, Texas
Distance: 189 miles
Campground: San Angelo State Park
Duration: 1 night
Cost: $28
Weather: Overcast and warm
46 degrees and still raining when we woke up. (Yes, we eventually fell asleep!) After a mediocre breakfast at Cracker Barrel, we were on the road by 10:30 and arrived at San Angelo State Park a little after 3:00. We made the decision to camp in San Angelo, rather than keep our original plans to boondock at the Eola Brewery (another Harvest Host).
The view from our boondocking spot at Cracker Barrel.
It rained all night.
It rained all night.
Lots of "nodding donkeys" (pumpjacks) along the way.
We also saw a lot of flare stacks in the fields.
The campground was decent with water & electric at our site and a dump station near the entrance. Our gravel pad was fairly level and we had a nice picnic table, but we only used it to grill our dinner since the rain returned. Nothing fancy, and not nearly as nice as some of the Oregon and Washington state parks, but the sites were well-spaced, so we had quite a bit of privacy. It was very quiet and we had a restful stay.
We had the whole place to ourselves.
Closest neighbors were in a loop further on down the road.
My happy camper.
Now that looks like a western/central-ish Texas camp area to me. Ha! Yes, driving in Texas is full of those pumpjacks, though there actually seem to be less of them than I remember as a kid. Now we have the big windmill machines to harness the wind energy. They are everywhere.
ReplyDeleteKay, I hope I wasn't rude about the TX campgrounds. I'm sure there are a lot of nice state parks in Texas, but we're a bit spoiled with the forests in Oregon and Washington. :) Yep, we saw a lot of the windmills as we drove across Texas. Actually, we saw a lot everywhere we drove on this trip!
DeleteNo, of course you weren't rude. Ha! It looks exactly like a Texas camp area to me. We used to stop at those little roadside picnic rest areas when I was a kid - not much eating out for us. Anyway, they were usually serviceable, but nothing fancy at all. You can see why I was so blown away by Oregon. So much green....
DeleteKay, I may have been a little more impressed if the sky was blue and not so dreary. ;)
DeleteThat is such a great photo of Rod!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Robin. I agree!
DeleteWe've stayed at San Angelo SP a couple of times—the riverwalk in town in beautiful with some really cool artwork along the trail (including a mosaic tile covered VW Bug), and the International Waterlily Garden is lovely. Such a surprise to find!
ReplyDeleteYour happy camper looks happy, indeed. :-)
Laurel, I didn't do any research on the area as I knew we would have to hit the road as soon as possible in order to reach our final destination in time for dinner. I wish we had had more time to do a little exploring. The riverwalk looks lovely, as does the waterlily garden. Maybe next time! Yes, my hubby was enjoying himself, in spite of having the beginnings of a nasty cold.
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