Today I left the beach for the hill country of central Texas.  The most definitive part of the hill country is, well, the hills.  They seem to go on without end and provide some interesting vistas.  They are full of ranches, game farms, and private hunt ranches.  They’re dotted with names like, White Tail Ridge, Boar Canyon, and Dripping Springs Road.  There are numerous abandon homesteads, their stories gone silent long ago.

I landed in a place called Guadalupe River State Park.  I chose it because it’s situated north of San Antonio and southwest of Austin, two cities I’ve never been to and want to spend some time in.

 

Guadalupe is a gem.  There were lots of day visit people still here on Sunday when I arrived but then it went quiet.  There are only a handful of campers in each site loop.

 

Along the river has been one of my favorite morning spots of the trip.  I think you can see why.