We enjoyed our time in Monahans Sandhills State Park--
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...though it started out inauspiciously as we got the front end of Gracie nearly buried in the sand (it was worse than the picture shows) -- thankfully, the duals were on pavement and we managed to get her backed up into the campsite. (The park service guy came and said, "Oh, you found our quicksand!". He had a 4WD pickup and offered to help pull us out, but we were glad to be able to resolve it ourselves.)
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In the campsite
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Beautiful sunset Thursday evening
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We walked up on the sandhill (dune) behind the campsite to take some pictures.
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It was really quite beautiful
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Gracie down below
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A wider view of the campground area
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Friday was predicted to be a beautiful day, so we walked over to where the park offices were to get some information about the park. There was a windmill...
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And a Texas Historical Marker
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The park office is currently housed in the historic section house
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We asked in the park office about "sledding" on the sandhills. The lady in the office told us that we were welcome to borrow the sand disks on the front porch, though she indicated that the sledding might be better on Saturday if it rained overnight on Friday night - that it was best if the sand was cool, compact, and damp.
Undaunted, we decided to give it a try....
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We got two disks, but then decided that one of us should stay at the bottom to document, while the other sledded...
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Does it look like I'm whizzing down the hill?
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It may appear that I'm sledding, but... not so much. Thankfully Carl did not take videos...
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Carl going up to take his turn...
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He had a similar experience to mine...
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But... I took some videos -- I was laughing so hard and trying *not* to laugh during the video -- you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/D181gQPpNyk
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He took a picture from the top of the hill too, looking over towards where Gracie is parked (though I don't think you can see her in the picture).
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Besides sandhills, another thing that Monahans Sandhills State Park is known for is its Oak forest -- I'm standing next to some of the oak trees...
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More of the Havard shin oaks - it is said that they cover 40,000 acres (making it one of the largest oak forests in the country), and though they are mostly only 2-3' tall, their taproot goes down 90'!
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Gracie in her spot
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We enjoyed having a day without RVs moving around us and that we could stay at home and get a few things accomplished. The internet was not good (thus the pictures posted today), but we could watch recorded videos and enjoy the beauty outside.
Now, on Saturday, we're driving toward El Paso, and getting great internet service as we go (so I could upload the video to YouTube and pictures to this post).
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