Tyler State Park

This morning we biked over to the airport to explore. We've biked along the perimeter, but we haven't actually been in the airport before. First we biked in to the passenger terminal, part of the 2002 expansion of the airport.

It was a beautiful day, with clear blue skies, but definitely fall. There is even a bit of fall color in the trees.

We also biked in to the general aviation area, where the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum has taken over the old airline terminal building. Behind the terminal is a collection of historical military aircraft.

We crossed Highway 64 to Spring Creek RV Park, where we have stayed before, to see what condition it was in and whether it looked like a good place for our new much larger fifth wheel.

Bob Morris called and talked with Ken. It seems likely that we will be able to have the truck bed reinstalled next Tuesday, which will allow us to take the trailer the next day to have the brakes repaired. We're hoping there won't be any more delays, but we are reminding ourselves that we are retired and that we can be flexible (like we have a choice!).

After lunch we drove out to Tyler State Park, where we had originally planned to stay. We've stayed at the state park before, but it was in our 32' Excel, which was not only shorter, but not as tall and not as close to the ground as our Majestic. We did find some sites where we could fit, but not many. Unfortunately Texas state parks do not allow reservations for specific sites, so it would be really chancy for us to try to stay here.

While we were at the park, we took a short hike along the lake. It's a beautiful place, and we love the peaceful atmosphere. We watched ducks running along the water as they tried to get airborne. We listened to the birds singing in the trees. We smelled the pine forest and the campfires.

Afterward we went to Dick and Carol's to visit for a bit and to make plans. Of course we had some of the pumpkin pear bread while we talked, along with some fresh pineapple. We decided to go to see Argo with Carol tomorrow afternoon. Dick doesn't care to go to movies unless there is closed captioning.
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We watched the Mark Twain Prize ceremony celebrating Ellen DeGeneres. I was struck by the accolades to her compassion and kindness and by the many mentions of the personal impacts of her social advocacy.