We traveled today from Bellmead to Austin, a reasonably short trip at 115 miles. It was a glorious fall day, mild and sunny with unclouded blue skies. The trip was uneventful except for having to wait in line at the Flying J to get Blue DEF at the pump. The two trucks in front of us in the lane we chose took their own sweet time.
Texas state parks do not have site specific reservations, so when we arrived at McKinney Falls State Park just south of Austin, we found that the two sites at the top of our list of possibilities were already occupied. The nice ranger suggested that site #15 would be easy to access. It's one of the few 50 amp sites and should be an easy back in.
It would have been, too, except that the road outside the site had a tangle of low hanging tree branches. We could drive through the middle of the road with no problem, but when we started to cut to back into the site, it turned out to be impossible to avoid some heavy branches. After nearly an hour of trying (and climbing on the roof to trim some of the smaller branches), we found ourselves backed in to the grass near the site driveway but unable to go further back so that we could maneuver. Our skid wheels were digging into the turf, and the rear skirt was on the ground. Reluctantly we gave up and moved on to find another site.
We ended up in site #12. It took some maneuvering, but we successfully placed the Majestic on the drive. It turned out to be a really nice site for us, so all's well that ends well. We sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful setting. Ken even spotted a cardinal hopping about in the bushes only a few feet from our chairs.
This morning on our walk we passed a house whose clever Halloween decorations caught our eye.Trick or Treaters beware!
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