hill country is full of ranches with “exotic hoofs”. Big game hunting is the thing around here I guess and some of these ranches have zebra and other game from Africa and other places. We saw a herd of big spiral-antlered antelope-type animals that we had seen in a zoo somewhere, I can’t remember what they are called and buffalo. There are a lot of taxidermy shops and game dressing businesses around. The redbuds are all in bloom and yellow-flowered shrubs and trees blooming everywhere. There is a purple-flowered shrub that grows all over the hills, it looks similar to wisteria and smells very sweet.
We drove 139 miles today and are in Brackettville, TX off highway 90 almost to Del Rio at the Mexican border. We are at another Passport America park that was a very pleasant surprise.
The RV Park is inside a gated community that is called Fort Clark Springs. This was actually a fort in the 19th century and quite a few of the buildings are still in use. The compound is 2,700 acres and about half is undeveloped.
There is a home owners association, a golf course, a 
restaurant and 832 residents; the 
old barracks is a motel and lots of hiking and biking trails. A beautiful creek runs through here. We could hear turkeys and they were scattered all over the place. This one posed prettily for us. We’ve seen quite a few white-tailed deer, but after living in the mountains 14 years we aren’t impressed with them much anymore!
All these pictures were taken on our walk this afternoon. The cactus is putting on a lot of new growth, the amber sap caught our eye and was so jewel-like hanging there, I caught the Herons picture just before he flew off and the pretty red bird hung around long enough for me to get a couple clear pictures. I haven’t looked up what it is yet, I forgot to dig out my bird book. 
restaurant and 832 residents; the 
old barracks is a motel and lots of hiking and biking trails. A beautiful creek runs through here. We could hear turkeys and they were scattered all over the place. This one posed prettily for us. We’ve seen quite a few white-tailed deer, but after living in the mountains 14 years we aren’t impressed with them much anymore!
All these pictures were taken on our walk this afternoon. The cactus is putting on a lot of new growth, the amber sap caught our eye and was so jewel-like hanging there, I caught the Herons picture just before he flew off and the pretty red bird hung around long enough for me to get a couple clear pictures. I haven’t looked up what it is yet, I forgot to dig out my bird book. 
The RV Park is nothing special, we are pretty close in 
here, but the surrounding flora and fauna really makes up for it! We are staying here two nights.
here, but the surrounding flora and fauna really makes up for it! We are staying here two nights.
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