Autumn Returns to Texas and So Do We

Visiting the Texas Capital with our Granddaughters

After leaving Kansas we made a couple of stops to visit friends and family. We stopped for a week to visit our daughter, and her family, who live in the Austin area. On a beautiful Texas fall day we went on a field trip to the Texas Capital Building. The girls got a great Texas history lesson.

Having a fun day at the park with Logan, Julia, Hannah & Jacob

Proceeding on, we moved east to Martin Dies State Park between Woodville and Jasper, Texas. This gave us the opportunity to spend some time in the piney woods of East Texas and Big Thicket National Preserve.


This carnivorous Pitcher Plant grows in the wetlands of Big Thicket.

We had planned to go to Sandy Creek Army Corp. of Engineer Park on Lake Steinhagen, but the government shut-down caused us to change our plans. Our stay at the State Park, also on the lake, was very nice. Maybe we will try the ACE Park another time.