Galveston Island State Park

Leaving Galveston Island SP today.  It is very hot and quite windy.  Had a little rain late last night.  Yesterday we walked about 3 miles up and down the beach, but no pics as there was too much sand and salt air blowing.  Beautiful beach.  The park reopened last year after having been distroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008.  There are 2 areas to camp, out by the beach or back by the bay.  We are back by the bay.  When the tide came in it was about 15 feet from our camper.  This morning we have been watching the Pelicans dive for fish and watching other birds.   There is also a lot of kayakers here.

                                            Hurricane Ike damage at State Park

                                           our campsite

                                           view looking out our back door

                                           Pelicans diving

                                           Fisherman seen out back door

Stephen F. Austin State Park, Close to Houston, TX

Last night we ended up at Triple R RV park outside of Crystal City, TX.  We got the last site.  It is a beautiful park, the only problem we were parked under a pecan tree and all night long pecans kept falling off the tree and hitting our roof.  It made for hard sleeping.  Before in the afternoon we hit the Judge Roy Bean museum in Langtry, TX.  Today we made it almost to Houston.   We are at the Stephen F. Austin SP.  Due to the weather (It is extremly hot)  we didn't head for South Texas.  This afternoon  took a bike over the many trails at the park.  Seen 3 armadillo's and many deer, very little, not like Ohio deer.

                                           Real bar Judge Roy Bean Held court

                                           Very bad pecan tree

                                          Armadillo

                                                    Brazos river in background

Big Bend National Park Part 2

Here is more, guess I had too many pics for one post, It would not let me add any more.

                                                     Santa Elena canyon  (Mexico on left US on right)
                                                     Barb walking in Rio Grande

                                           Chisos Mountains (In center of Park)
                                           The high campground that we wanted to stay at was
                                            closed for improvement.

                                           Roadrunner   (in our campground)