We were on the road again today. We pulled out of the TT Lake Conroe facility and headed northeast. We did have to start north on I-45 but after 20 miles we turned east and spent the rest of the drive on Texas back roads which are our preferred routes. We drove through the Davy Crockett National Forest and a variety of tiny towns before getting to the western side of Nacogdoches which is pronounced like something.
We skirted Nacogdoches on a beltway road and exited going north, then east, for about half an hour before arriving at Lake Tonkawa Springs Resort. It isn’t really a resort but it does have full hookups, large spaces, a laundry and wifi. Here we found there is a big flock of peahens who charge around the campground like fast bowling balls with little tiny heads. They are quite fast although they don’t seem to be skilled at navigation because sometimes they run in a big circle before charging off in another direction. There are a couple of very showy peacocks, too. They don’t seem to run around like the hens. Maybe it is because they are toting their magnificent tails about.
There is a herd of deer here. They do not look like the deer we normally see in the west. Some of the deer have very dark, almost black hides, about half are the color of a golden lab and a few have spots although I do not think they are fawns unless they were dosed with deer growth hormone when they were small. All of their tails are black. They are very shy.
Peggy was a real trooper today; she did our laundry while I watched the peahens and deer.
We snapped a picture of Steven Austin and some wildlife that you can see if you click here