Pedernales Falls State Park & Davy Crockett Natl' Forest - Texas

April 19, 2010 - Coming out of the wildflower center and tired to drive too far, we decided to stay nearby at the Pedernales Falls State Park campground, 20 miles from Austin.  This camp was a lush overnight spot and clean.

April 20, 2010 - Another winding drive day, we headed northeast, closer to our midwest destination of Oklahoma.  From highways 281 to the 190 to the 7, we ended 270 tired miles later in the Davy Crockett Natl' Forest.  After a long Texas farmland drive with cattle ranches for days & miles to see, we settled for camping off a side road in the forest near the town, Ratcliff.  The evening was alive with insects buzzing and mammals trampling on the leafy ground.  The Big Dipper was shining bright this evening.

I cannot figure out what type of bird this is - at Pedernales State Park

Mule deer in the distance at a Pedernales grassy field.

Dirt road camp in Davy Crockett Natl' Forest.

Good morning, Pearl!  At sunrise in Davy Crockett.