Nueces St. in Camp Wood, Texas & Dinner @ Canyon BBQ Grill

Camp Wood is a small city 24 miles north of Chalk River RV Resort.  Eric, Kathy and I arrive early so I can take pictures of their "Main Drag."

City Hall

Rusty Pickle Wicks

Handmade Soaps n

Candles

Nueces Canyon Chamber

of Commerce

 

Thrift Store

LB Flowers & More

New Beginnings Church

Law Office Larry Langer, PC

is temporarily closed.

The Old Texaco is a 

Second Hand Store

 Hevenor Lumber & Hardware

Reus Grain, LP

Premium Quality Foods

The Cowboy Motel

 

 

The Motel's picture window:

 

Follow the Call of the

Disco Ball

Marilyn's Knives, Jewelry, Quilts,

Home Furnishings

 

 Bear Creek Fudge &

Chocolate Shop

Mohair

 

Cuts for Him Barber Shop

 

Tiffany's Eats & Treats

 

Dixie Printz Boutique

 

The Park Banner:

10/14/23 THE ECLIPSES

ARE COMING 4/8/24

It's time to meet for dinner with Eric, Kathy, and her friends, Kim and Jane...

 

 ... Canyon BBQ Grill.

Great eats!

Kathy, Jane, Eric, Kim, & me enjoy our dinner & talk about the upcoming Eclipse.

Uvalde, Texas Honey Festival Events

 The Uvalde Mural

 

 

 

 

 

There are many murals in this City.

 

 The 19 Children & 2 Teachers who died in the School Shooting

 on May 24, 2022  are remembered.   

 

 

 

 

 

Dave, Kathy & I go to the

Uvalde Opera House...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Breakfast with the Bee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Uvalde Honey Festival

Princess

A local Boy Scout Group

preserves their heritage

with Stories & Dance

 

 

The Maidens show their pride to the Elder Women of the Tribe.

The five year old member of

the group performs with her

older brother.

 

A shot of just some of the Vendor Tents on The Town Square.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Clock at the peak of the Uvalde County Courthouse reminds me of the Clock Tower in Back to the Future. 

 

 Several Blocks over is the Second Annual Autorama Car Show.  Here are my favorites...

This 2022 Work in Progress gets LOTS of attention.

The line of cars at the top of the photo are mostly 1969 Camaros.

1968 Cougar

 

 

 

 

 

 

1937 Chevy Two Door 

 

 

The tiniest Car at the Show:

1932 Ford Mini Coup Pedal Car

A Customized 1957 Chevy

1973 Pontiac Trans Am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1927 Chevy Touring Car Rat Rod

1929 Model A

The Step Up to its

Rumble Seat

Always Remember...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uvalde is a kind, vibrant City.  I will never forget what I learned here. 

Day Tripping in Eagle Pass, Texas with Dave & Kathy

 

 

  Eric & Kathy at Pedras Negras Tortilla Factory

We bought Tortillas, Barbacoa, Salsa, & Tortilla Chips.

Lunch at Parilla de San Miguel

The original Barracks at Fort Duncan

The Fort was built during the

Mexican American War.

 

The Commissary

The Bakery

The Block House

The Fort Duncan Museum

The Fort was named for 

Colonel James Duncan, 

hero of the Mexican War.

Robert E. Lee visited the Fort in the

mid1850s during his search for

 Cortina, the leader of the local

 Mexicans.

Eric looks at one of the

Museum's historic maps.

A collection of guns &

rifles used by early Texans.

A Birdseye Map of 

Eagle Pass.

The Eagle Pass Ice Factory

 

 

 

The Customs House, Post Office, & Library in the early 1900s.

The City Flood of 1954.

After the damn was built

at Del Rio, flooding

became less common.

The citizens of Eagle Pass proudly share their history to educate locals and visitors.  Thank you for your generosity!