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We started our journey
to Caprock Canyon by driving through high winds and lots
of dust. |
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When we got home, I
changed out the air filter since our gas mileage had
dropped about 20%. |
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First stop was
Littlefield, Texas for the wedding of Jonathan Raitz and
Sunni Zamora.
Littlefield is almost a ghost town.
Virtually all businesses are boarded up as are most homes.
The wedding venue was a gem located in the middle of
closed down stores. |
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Lavonne and Clara joined
the group from Bandera county. |
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The
wedding was the most Christ filled wedding we had ever
experienced, and we have seen (and photographed) a lot
of weddings! |
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Cute! |
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No comment! |
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The next morning, we
headed up to Caprock Canyon.
The plan was to
settle in to our room at the Turkey Hotel and then go to
the canyon the following day. Since we arrived
early afternoon and the weather was going to get bad, we
took a drive through the canyon; WE ARE GLAD WE DID! |
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There is a small lake near the entrance of the
park. It has a beach, and there were people
swimming. |
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Bison roam freely
through the park. |
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This guy was bigger than
I am - we waited for him to pass. |
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Doris did get up close
to one! |
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The VERY cutest animals
in the park were the prairie dogs. |
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There were hundreds in
the field across from the ranger station. |
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Some fussed a lot.
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The short drive through
the canyon was spectacular. |
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Typical camp site. |
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After our drive through
the canyon, we headed a few miles East to Turkey, Texas
and the Turkey Hotel. |
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This is a B&B! |
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The rooms are VERY
SMALL, but clean and updated with Wi-Fi and lots of TV
channels. Cool barn door to the small bathroom
with a shower and small sink.
This is NOT luxury
living, but it is a clean and dry bed in a very stormy
part of Texas. |
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Breakfast was bacon and
eggs - nothing special but good. There were
several locals in the dining room when we got there;
this is one of very few places to eat in the area.
After breakfast, we decided to pass on our second
nights stay due to expected large hail and tornados than
evening. We will return with our trailer some
time, but not in the spring! |
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