Friday, May 29, 2014
Today, we headed to Rusk, Texas and the Texas State Railroad Depot and Campground. Previously, this had been a Texas State Park, but now it is run by a private entity.
We are finally giving my folks their 50th wedding anniversary gift, which was to come and stay at an RV park with us in the Mammoth, and ride a Texas Train.
We left home with Mammoth and the kitties about 3:45pm and headed towards Tyler, then took the toll-loop around to 69, to Rusk. We drove into a heavy rain shower, but it only lasted about 5 minutes. We arrived the the Texas State Railroad Campground about 6pm, and got checked in. The rv loop contained 32 sites that are full hookup, and much like the way a state park is run, the sites are first come, first served. We were told to "pick any open site". The park has seen better days, and could use some TLC. But the setting was gorgeous! Lots of very tall pines.
Luckily, they were not very full -- only about 8 sites were occupied. We drove around the park which contains mainly arched pull-throughs, and found a few we liked. Ultimately, we picked a site that was somewhat on a hill and had a good straight shot at backing in. -- and had room for my folks' vehicle, too.
We are finally giving my folks their 50th wedding anniversary gift, which was to come and stay at an RV park with us in the Mammoth, and ride a Texas Train.
We left home with Mammoth and the kitties about 3:45pm and headed towards Tyler, then took the toll-loop around to 69, to Rusk. We drove into a heavy rain shower, but it only lasted about 5 minutes. We arrived the the Texas State Railroad Campground about 6pm, and got checked in. The rv loop contained 32 sites that are full hookup, and much like the way a state park is run, the sites are first come, first served. We were told to "pick any open site". The park has seen better days, and could use some TLC. But the setting was gorgeous! Lots of very tall pines.
Luckily, they were not very full -- only about 8 sites were occupied. We drove around the park which contains mainly arched pull-throughs, and found a few we liked. Ultimately, we picked a site that was somewhat on a hill and had a good straight shot at backing in. -- and had room for my folks' vehicle, too.
The park had a recent shower, so it was overcast wet and humid as we set up. We immediately realized, we had NO cell service! I hope my folks can find us!
After about 45 minutes of set up, they arrived. We were working on "inside stuff" at that point, so it was the perfect time to arrive.
After a bit of visiting, we were getting hungry and decided to head into Rusk for dinner, rather than cook out as we had planned. We drove around town, but did not find much. We ended up at Dairy Queen, and enjoyed Steak Finger Baskets and $2.00 Blizzards.
After dinner we returned to the park and relaxed for the evening. We set up the fold-out bed/ inflatable mattress for my folks, and we hit the hay.
Tomorrow, we ride the train!
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