Colorado Bend State Park: The Disaster Trip that Taught Me Deep Lessons
Hello and welcome to Day Hiker Grammie's blog spot. I haven't been very active for the last year because frankly, I haven't had the funds and then the virus happened. However, times are changing and I'm headed in a better direction so I'm hoping that I'll have more content now. My first camping trip in over a year was pretty much a disaster. I did not do my homework. I took it for granted that since it was a state park, it would be pretty much the same as the last state park we went to. I couldn't have been more wrong! My brother set this trip up and I did not research the park or even the area where we were going. Big, big mistake on my part! Let me begin by describing the area where this state park is located. This is one of the most remote parks in the state park system. It sits in the middle between San Saba, Lampasas and Llano, Texas. The closest town is Lometa. It is a half hour drive from the park and the nearest gas sta...