2025-10-25 Week at Potters Creek COE, TX

My Sister-in-law Elaine and I just spent a week at Potters Creek COE on Canyon Lake near San Antonio TX. 

We thought about Bastrop State Park but it was full as was Blanco State Park but we knew Potters Creek would also be a good choice. Canyon Lake is really low but there is still water and we didn't plan to swim or boat so it was fine for us.

Elaine got a fairly shaded spot right near the bathroom which was great, by the way.

I was across the road and down one site. On the website as well as Google Earth, the site looked very shady but that wasn't the case. I had full hot sun for the entire afternoon.

The weather was nice while we were there. It was cloudy in the morning and one morning this "spotlight" appeared.

This little guy put on a drum solo one day.

He even moved over to the picnic table and hung suspended from one of the supports before moving back to the tree.

We saw a lot of deer but most were does or fawns. This one buck was busy ordering his harem around.

We were sitting outside of Elaine's trailer when we spotted some more wildlife across the road.

This was my best picture. I think he was posing.

Lots of deer.

We didn't really go anyplace all week except for a quick trip to Blanco State Park to check out sites but we did have company for a couple of days.

Kathy Shelton is a member of our Texas Ramblin' Roses chapter of RVing Women but she hasn't been able to attend a rally yet. When we posted that we were here, she came out and joined us for a couple of days.

The park had plenty of sites open. One of our site neighbors told us she was here in May and this mama cat had some very young kittens. This is mama. She is beautiful.

The two in front are the grown up kittens. Apparently there was also a black and white one but something must have happened to it. Sad to think that someone dropped her off or let her out and couldn't find her when they left.

It was a relaxing week sitting outside, cooking meals, watching wildlife, and playing games. The week before this trip I got my slide fixed, reattaching the Swintech slide bar and a new slide seal. Getting a new radio with a floating screen next week. My old RV radio has not worked right in years. Then off to a rally in November.

2025-10-1 Hords Creek COE, Coleman TX

We had an easy run to Hords Creek COE park near Coleman TX. It's one of my favorite parks. It's a large park with two sections, Lakeside and Flatrock on the far side of the lake. There is also a day use area with a swimming area and picnic tables. 

I like the Lakeside a little better. When we camped there in June, we stayed in sites that had a screened house. Unfortunately those were filled the first part of the week and beginning 1 October, that part of the park was closed. This time we had pull through full hookup sites near the dam.

I had shade on my door side all afternoon and my refrigerator was not on the afternoon sunny side which is always good.

We had a relaxing week. We only went into town one day to pick up a few groceries. There are lots of deer that come out every evening.

The sunsets were spectacular especially when there was a little cloud cover.

I saw this great blue heron while out walking one day.

The lake is very low but it was worse last year. This is the swim area for the Lakeside camping area. The yellow line is the floats that usually mark the far edge of the swim beach. 

Steve and Helen, my son and DIL stopped by unexpectedly on their way back from Colorado. They were headed to Brownwood, about 30 miles away to visit my grandson Cameron. Angus decided to stay and camp with grandma since Steve and Helen had to check out of their hotel in the morning; It would have been pretty hot for Angus in their truck once they checked out since they planned to stay in Brownwood much later in the day. Angus likes the RV and camping with Grandma.

We played lots of Rummikub out on the picnic table.

Angus enjoyed morning and evening walks. He is a very good camper and never barks or tries to chase the deer.

We had a fantastic opportunity to see a large flock of pelicans resting on the lake. Initally I thought they were geese with the long necks.

But some enlargement with heads turned sideways showed that we were looking at a flock of pelicans.

We were out walking the next morning when we saw them all take off, get in formation, and head off to their next destination. I guess they must have ending to their winter homes. Unfortunately they were too fast to get a picture.

Angus enjoyed some sunshine outside while I emptied the tanks and got the RV ready to head home. He likes to travel in the RV too. Steve and Helen arrived home several hours after I did and picked him up.

Ahhhh, the end of another great trip. The RV is in the shop to get the slide fixed for next time.