http://blog.texasrvtravel.com Travel Like a Native : RV Optional Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:51:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are thousands of caves in Texas and more are discovered each year.  My days of crawling on my belly with a head lamp to emerge into a quano-filled space are behind me, but I do enjoy a good show cave.  A show cave is open for touring and does ... http://blog.texasrvtravel.com/2009/06/24/cave-kisses-are-cold/ The first Juneteenth celebration happened spontaneously in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, when Union Major General Gordon Granger read General Order #3 to the assembled people in Galveston, Texas. The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves ... http://blog.texasrvtravel.com/2009/06/19/juneteenth-started-in-galveston-texas/ Option for the Green Traveler Below is the MoJo in the Up for Living Configuration This option gives you more light and space inside. Rear of Mojo from the inside. Front of  MoJo Mojo Options 15" Aluminum Alloy Wheels Graphics Upgrade 7' Cabana by Dometic 5,000 BTU Air Conditioner 3 Cu. Ft. 3-Way Refrigerator 12,000 BTU Furnace Thetford Porta Potty 20# LP ... http://blog.texasrvtravel.com/2009/06/13/mojo-is-new-lightweight-trailer-from-hi-lo/ Periodically, a dry winter or a cold spring wipes out the fruit crops in the Texas Hill Country.  When there is a good year, you will see festivals and celebrations to rival any pagan ritual of years gone by. Parades, street dances, live music, world class tomatoes, fresh blueberries, peach pie, ... http://blog.texasrvtravel.com/2009/06/12/texas_fruit_festivals/ 5th Annual Texas Lavender Festival June 13-14, 2009, Blanco, Texas Lavender Market on the Grounds of the Historic Old Blanco County Courthouse Speakers' Pavilion Featuring Lavender Information and Cooking Demonstrations in the Courthouse Friday Farm Tour  10am - 4pm Music on the Square & Lavender Market 3pm - 8pm Saturday & Sunday 9am - 6pm  Market & ... http://blog.texasrvtravel.com/2009/06/11/blanco_lavender_festival/ When we left Big Creek Scenic Area and returned to FM 2025, there were so many wildflowers, we had to stop. The photographs do not do the flowers justice, but I had to try. Related posts:Spring Wildflowers in TexasTexas Wildflowers Beginning to BloomWildflowers Blooming in DeWitt County, Texas http://blog.texasrvtravel.com/2009/06/08/roadside_wildflowers/ Our last stop was the Big Creek Scenic Area, a rare preserve of over 1400 acres. Driving south on FM 2025 from Double Lake, we went left (east) on FS 221, left on 217 and parked on left. This is a parking lot for the Lone Star Hiking Trail, as ... http://blog.texasrvtravel.com/2009/06/08/big_creek_scenic_area/