Mileage: 56,271 Amistad National Recreation Area Del Rio, Texas

We were up early and after a quick Walmart run, we were on our way west. It was gray and overcast all morning. We stopped for a break at a safety rest area and I walked the short nature trail.

As the morning wore on it began to rain…this is the southern edge of the storm that might bring you all snow later this weekend. It is amazing what the weather can do…I am sure this is a gorgeous ride in sunshine! They say that if you tour a college campus on a rainy day, you are less likely to want to go to school there…makes sense to me!

We learned from the host at the Texas Welcome Center that the drive was much more scenic if you left 10W at San Antonio and headed west on 90. From there she outlined several cool places to see. We decided to take the even longer way across Texas. We arrived at Amistad National Recreation Area at about 4:00. Amistad means friendship. This park sits right along the Rio Grand on the Texas/Mexico border. We saw Border Patrol trucks as we got closer. One truck was on a gravel/dirt frontage road. He was pulling 3 large tires on chains, dragging the road and erasing any earlier tracks…we think in an effort to watch for disturbances later today.

We stayed at the San Pedro Campground.