April 3, 2018 The Caldwell County seat is in Lockhart, about 20 miles and half an hour from our campground. The county is named for Matthew Caldwell, a Texas Ranger and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The Caldwell County courthouse is Second Empire style. The cornerstone was laid Read more…
April 2, 2018 The drive from Harlingen to McMahan was about 280 miles, about four and a half hours for us. The first third was mostly divided four-lane highway with a fair bit of traffic. The last part was on lightly traveled smaller roads lined with wildflowers. Our home for Read more…
April 1, 2018 We enjoyed watching flowers bloom and the landscape turn green as Spring arrived in the Rio Grande Valley. Some of the flowers were familiar, many were ones we didn’t see on the Treasure Coast. Sometimes on our walks came upon non-flowers that interested us. Alhough there are Read more…