Mason Texas

Ok so, this may seem all pretty uneventful so far...that's because it is! We've been blasting along in the BAV trying to get to our destination, Montana, by the 19th so we can work with our Massachusetts clents and then take ten days or so just relaxing in the glorious scenery of Montana and Wyoming.

So far we've done a little over 2000 miles with 950 of them just being in Texas. Let me say just one thing ...Texas is BIG...VERY BIG!. Also we're not really seeing it at it's best. It's hot and dry and...err did I mention it's hot! From what we saw from the road Texas does is not "calling" us.

We stopped overnight to see some friends, Richard and Sally Taylor. Great hosts. They bought their own slice of paradise, a 850 acre ranch. They began work onit three years ago, trying to undo the damage settlers and ranchers have done over the last 120 years. They've cleared a lot of the land from invasive species such as the nasty Juniper bushes that have taken hold. Since their work began they've already seen changes to the ecosystem and wildlife. Pretty impressive stuff for such a short period of time! Hey, it's all I can do to get rid of the weeds on my little property!

One of the coolest thing we saw at Richard and Sally's was Tex a big ass texas Longhorn steer!! He's become the family pet and comes to visit regularly and expects to be fed. Of course he's never dissapointed!