Skunks!

After getting the tent and camp all set-up and organized, we sat down for a relaxing evening under the stars. About 7:30, PsGuru heard something. UhOh! The flashlight revealed a skunk in our camp! We of course did not know that Garner SP is well known for abundance of skunks that abide there. We immediately ran for the tent just in case one decided to get closer. We watched from the safety of the tent as the little black and white creature took his time foraging around our camp. We of course had everything in containers, and no garbage of any kind was around for him to take advantage of. Every night, about 7:30 one or two would venture into the camp in search of something to eat. One night we sat outside to watch them and one got close enough to sniff my foot!! Thankfully, I did not panic or scare him and he just wandered away when the flashlight gave away his position. The next time we camp at Garner, we will probably camp in the "new" camp area where there aren't any visitors at night.

Drought!

At least once a year, Psguru and I take a week off to spend together and find some interesting places for letterboxing and photography. October 2008 found us traveling to Uvalde County, Texas. We were looking forward to our adventure which would have us camping at Garner SP for the first time. Our activities were to include: letterboxing, photography, hiking and fishing. After driving around San Antonio, we made our way west looking at the scenery before us with great delight. PsGuru was really looking forward to casting his line in the Frio River which runs through Garner SP. The closer we got to Uvalde County, we begin to notice signs that named various creeks that were along the highway, but the creek beds were DRY!!! The Ranger at the park said they were in a drought and it had been months since the last rain. We were very surprised to find the Frio River very shallow in places, even to the point of walking across without a problem.
We were instructed by the Rangers, that we could walk down the river from where we were camping and possibly find a deeper part of the river where we could catch some fish. We did manage to find a spot, and caught and released about 10 bass in about an hour. We could actually see the fish swimming for the bait. We did keep about three of them for lunch. Psguru prepared the fish and I fried them for a delicious lunch!