We left our campsite at Hot Springs National Park on Tuesday at around 11. Drove to Dallas and decided to camp out in the parking lot at REI. There are two stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, so we chose the closest one and arrived at around 6. After some shopping and a walk with the dog, we decided to ask some of the REI employees whether camping out in the parking lot would be a good idea. Idk, something about the broken glass in the parking lot and the lock your doors, REI is not responsible for any damages or loss of property signs that were posted all over had us a little uneasy. They suggested we camp out at their other store in Plano.
Went to Plano and quickly realized that it was a much safer looking area, besides, there was a Trader Joes next door to the REI! Of course, we had to buy some of their good food! But, unfortunately, we had to move on after buying some of those goodies because the shopping complex did not allow any overnight camping. A little too safe I guess.
In the end, we pulled the trailer a few miles further on down the road to a Wal-Mart which always works. After a good nights rest, we hit the road mid-morning after having our coffee and some breakfast. After several more hours of traveling, we finally arrived at our final destintion in Austin, TX, McKinney Falls State Park.
We set up camp and went for a run along a 3 mile loop that circles the campground. Was it ever humid. OMG, we were both drenched afterwards but, but as always, we were happy to have gotten some exercise in.
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