Day 28 ....... Texas Hill County (SIT)*

I’m not sure why they call it the Texas Hill Country. When you are on a bike and climbing it for sure seems like mountains. Slopes of 10 -12% also don’t seem to qualify as hills. The rumor is that Lance Armstrong trains for the Tour here, so I’m sure it must be mountains not hills.

We rode from Camp Wood to Vanderpool TX, 39 Miles of climbing and the corresponding down hills. The views were ok, hills green and almost lush with spring foliage. But for me, I’d rather see the desert and red rocks of AZ, but then I guess that’s why I live there!

I did finally see some live wildlife…..2 wild turkeys. Most of what I have seen has been dead (road kill), deer galore, we stopped counting we saw so many, a Javelina, rattlesnake, turkey vultures, and I think I also saw a dead antelope, at least that’s what it looked like to me. But surprisingly enough I have not seen an armadillo alive or dead. I recall that when we lived in East Texas they were plentiful by the side of the road.

Tonight we are lodging at the Foxfire Cabins on the Sabinal River. I’m sharing a beautiful cabin with a huge deck right on the river, with a view of the Texas Hills, it’s quite relaxing, the sun is shining the sky is blue, it’s in the 80’s and there is a gentle breeze. It almost washes away the pain of the climbs earlier in the day….looking forward to dinner.