On to Lakehills

The ride to Lakehills was fascinating, the limestone quarries, rolling hills and sprawling junipers are such a contrast to the flatness of San Antonio where we were camped. Driving through the canyons gave us a great feeling of smallness with the towering limestone walls along the roadside. Will we find our way out of here I ask, hopefully "Mona" has been here and knows the way.
We drove by Lake Medina, a supposingly large lake but since the drought the lake is down not by inches but by feet. This area really needs some serious rain, maybe we should stay a month or so just to make sure it happens. Driving down to one of the rivers that feeds this lake we noticed it too was a small stream with it's banks many feet back from where they should be, leaves a lot of room for 4-wheeling. A few miles from this area is a RV campground, upon a quick visit we noticed a "herd" of deer visiting the campers. There are so many deer in this area, they are really a nuisance to many homeowners trying to landscape the yards with wildflowers (that's another story) and young trees. One must almost stand guard in the yard to keep them away. Does that sound familiar Mark ? There is no fear and to make it worse, some of the people choose to "feed" them and that brings their deer friends, thus a large herd can be seen in a yard right next door. Sad too is the fact that many meet their demise at the hands of travelers up and down the roads. ( that too is another story) Thus, the turkey buzzards, these Texans leave the road kill to the buzzards, uggg !! While driving, keep your eyes straight ahead, the view is not for the weak at heart or stomach. Look up, see the homes built in the hills, a much nicer view....

I'm going to post some pictures of the lake, the deer, the hills and the canyon, take a break and be back soon. Enjoy !!!