We are leaving to stay at Medina Lake, east of San Antonio. This Thousand Trails refuge has a huge herd of White-Tailed deer. We are looking forward to seeing this year’s crop of baby deer. These deer come up and eat out of your hand. It is such a neat way to end the day.
I hope we can travel while based at Medina Lake. I would love to see the Sabinal, Frio and Nueces Rivers again. Especially if they have water flowing.
I also want to drive Hwy 16 to Bandera, which is supposed to be just beautiful (and haunted). Woo-ooo.
There is wireless access; so I will be checking in with photographs.
Finally, a classy costume party for grown-ups! So get ready for the Ghoulwill Ball including a silent auction, costume contest, food and spirits, spooky entertainment and music by the popular local band, Memphis Train Revue.
Early bird tickets are only $85 and $135 for VIP. All proceeds benefit Goodwill’s workforce development programs which serve people with barriers to employment.
Texas Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo
July 3-6
Texas Cowboy Reunion Grounds; Business Loop 277
Stamford, TX 79553 (close to Abilene, Texas)
(325) 773-3138
The Texas Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo corrals about 500 cowboys from all over the Southwest and Texas for the world’s largest amateur rodeo. Rodeo prizes include cash, trophies and handmade saddles. Dance beneath the stars to live country, western swing and honky tonk music. Enjoy the fiddler contests, Western art show and cowboy poetry. Sample food served from chuck wagons.If this does not sound exciting enough, take a look at the Wild Mare Racing event.
Camping and RVing Notes:
Stamford Park (325/773-2411) has picnic sites, camping areas with hook-ups, cabins and a fishing house. Silo Scott Memorial Park (940/864-3779) has picnic and camping areas with hook-ups.
Lake Stamford is a 4,690-acre lake that is popular for fishing, boating, water skiing and some of the best fishing around. It is a power plant lake, so the fishing is good in the winter as well.
Evidently there is a lot of ghostly activity in Stamford and the surrounding area. Visit Ghosts of America for more information.
Make sure you visit the Texas Cowboy Museum located at 113 S. Wetherbee Street, across from the Chamber of Commerce. View original paintings and prints by noted cowboy artists; farm and ranch artifacts from early 20th century, including living room/kitchen and blacksmith shop. The museum is open Monday to Friday from 8 am until 5 pm.
The Stamford Centennial Monument ?was sculpted by Throckmorton artist Joe Barrington, This 15-foot tall sculpture of a cowboy on a bucking horse crossing a railroad track was unveiled June 2000.
