Time to Move On, Thanks for the Memories!

Our six nights with the Canyon Lake Potters Creek campground at near capacity has been a vastly different experience. It has really made us realize how lucky we were to be here during the quiet lockdown mode for the two months the park was closed.

We had one last family gathering with our son and his family. Socially distancing ourselves from each other was awkward but necessary. It was great seeing them again and Sharon had fun floating with our grandson Cameron.

It seems as though we have been here for an eternity but we certainly have some fond memories of our stay. It has been particularly fun to see the place slowly be taken back over by the flora and fauna.

Watching a fox idly prancing in an overgrown meadow apparently trying to catch grasshoppers was really fun to see. The Egyptian Geese stopping at the site next door for a visit was also great fun.We saw large flocks of white pelicans, seagulls and ducks as well as a Bald Eagle on occasion. I was fortunate enough to see the eagle catch a very large fish one morning. Priceless!

We also appreciated meeting some new friends as the few stranded campers created a bit of a bond since we were all in lockdown together. We met new friends from Illinois and I must say that most people we have met from that state have become cherished friends. (Doris, if you are reading this don’t take it to heart!)

Also nice about sitting this long was that I was able to tackle a big project. I scrapped all the flaking paint off of our large awning cover. It was looking really bad as more and more paint was exposing the aluminum below. Hours of scraping later I was able to prime it using an etching primer which hopefully better adheres to aluminum. I followed that up with a heavy coat of flat black high heat spray paint. It nice to have a solid black awning cover again…

It surely will be interesting to move on in this new but strange world we will be living in for an unknown time span. Next up for us is Granger Lake near Taylor Texas. As morning came for the last time in this park, we pulled out and made our way out after more than two months!

An hour down the road we pulled into Bucees in Bastrop Texas and filled up with some $1.89 diesel, yes, that;s right! Only a buck eighty nine! Another hour later and we pulled into Wilson H Fox COE Campground at Granger Lake for the next 10 days… Stay healthy everyone!

NOTE: We are currently at Granger Lake near Taylor Texas until June 1st…

Last Days of Peace and Quiet at Canyon Lake, TX…

Well they finally decided to re-open this COE park on the 16th of May. As soon as we found out I went online to reserve as long as I could and was only able to get another 6 days before I hit a weekend with no openings. Therefore we will leave on Friday after having been here for two months!

The wildlife and birdlife have sure enjoyed the park being closed down for two months as we have seen a lot of animals and birds venturing out in areas where normally hoards of people gather. We even spotted a Bald Eagle and I was fortunate one day to see it catch a rather large fish in Canyon Lake.

We are still enjoying our long walks with no people around. One morning we saw a large bird fly out of a Live Oak tree and we followed to where it landed. We were treated to a sighting of a beautiful Great Horned Owl. After following from tree to tree I was finally able to get some good pictures of it. What a beauty!!!

We have heard a lot of birds singing in the trees in the mornings and have been lucky to see a few of the more colorful birds of the area. I heard a Painted Bunting singing one day and was able to locate it for a photo. I was also lucky to hear a Summer Tanager and chased it down for a picture as well. It is going to be a sad day when this park fills back up!

More yellow flowers are blooming but the heat is coming with forecasted temperatures to be in the mid to upper nineties very soon. With the heat the flowers will soon be gone and replaced by yellowed, dried out vegetation. Spring is nearly over and summer is about to begin.

As Texas has begun to open up people are definitely getting out and about. The river has already become active with tubers again and Canyon Lake is alive with boaters. The park will be filled with campers the day it opens as there are only a few sites not reserved.

Soon it will be time for us to move on…Stay healthy everyone!

NOTE: We are currently sheltering in place at Canyon Lake, Texas until May 22nd when we will move over to Granger Lake near Taylor Texas…