March 31, 2018
Once again the road makes all the difference. Today’s journey from Brackettsville to Wes Cooksey County Campground was far more enjoyable than yesterday’s. To begin, it was shorter with less head wind, slightly better road surface and best of all, far less traffic. When you can actually hear the sounds of the countryside and take time to look around without fear of being run over, it is a far more pleasant bicycling experience. As noted in the title, we are now in Texas Hill Country and the landscape is making some subtle changes. Shade is now available with leafy trees in abundance as we ride though the hills. Gone is the wide open range now replaced with ranches that are fenced with feed and forage more plentiful for the cattle, goats and sheep that form the greater part of the population in this part of Texas. This also seems to be a more colourful environment with more hues of green and bright accents from wildflowers like the Texas Dandelions shown along the roadside.
