Today was another travel day in our six week trek west from Louisiana and Arkansas to San Diego, CA. We gathered up our stuff and departed from Lake Conroe TT near Gordonville and headed south on TX-377 until we got to US-82 where we turned west. We followed 82 into Wichita Falls where it morphed into US-287 without really looking any different. There were lots of giant wind turbines along the way.
The area around Lake Conroe is at an elevation of around 400′, the terrain was gently rolling hills and the vegetation was leafless hardwoods, junipers and scruffy cedars. As we went west, we slowly were gaining elevation. As we progressed, we noted some of the hardwoods are budding, some of the flowering trees are putting on a show, the junipers have shrunk some and more land is devoted to agriculture because it is flatter. We kept going west until we had gone about 200 miles. In Quanah, TX, we turned south on TX-6 and pulled into Copper Breaks State Park.
The park has both tent and RV camping with electrical and water hookups. No sewer here but they have a dump station. The park is at about 1500′ elevation. Although the surrounding terrain is basically flat, the park is located in a gorge with a lake in the bottom. There are some neat surrounding rock formations.
Unfortunately, skies were cloudy all day and the wind was gaining in strength as we traveled west and now it is steady at about 25 miles an hour. We won’t be going for any strolls tonight but tomorrow looks pretty bright. If the weather improves, we are in a Dark Skies facility where night skies can be breathtaking if you can see beyond the low clouds. We’re waiting.
The sunset, as usual, was gorgeous. There’s a picture of it along with a picture of a nice house if you click here