Back on the Road

We finally hit the road again and left Austin on the 28th and went east. Our first night back out was a campground near Big Thicket National Preserve.  This campground was unlike any other we have visited so far. Triple Creek RV Music Park is in east Texas in the town of Woodville.  We were interested in it because they advertised live music on Friday and Saturday nights. We arrived and were greeted by this sign:

Looked pretty good right? Here was the next view that greeted us.

Yep, three and half miles of dirt road that was like being in an earthquake for the next 30 minutes. We discovered why you don't take real glasses or real china.  Everything in every cabinet and  the refrigerator fell out when we finally got into our space. The place was rustic with interesting wood carvings, but also a fair amount of confederate flags, trump stickers, hats, buttons and a flag that said, "Thanks for making our country great again". Suffice it to say, being in the land of the president who would be king wasn't the most comfortable place to be.  I didn't want to make this blog political, but "my desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane."

We stayed and spent the next day at Big Thicket National Preserve.  It is the first National Preserve and is a living example of biodiversity. Their motto is the place where, "animals eat plants, plants it insects and insects eat everything" It is a conglomeration of parks, some several miles away. Each area offers a different environmental focus. Two of the more interesting species are carnivorus plants.  Joanne and I took two separate hikes but didn't get to see any. I  guess it was a little too early in the season. 

 
 Next stop, Louisiana and Cane River National Historic Park.