Dinosaur Valley

We finally took our little "new to us" travel trailer out on an adventure to Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, Texas.  We spent two nights there in early November.  The only slightly perilous moments arose when a sippy cup was lobbed into the camp fire and when we woke the second morning to frozen water lines.

Glen Rose lies at the northernmost point of the Texas Hill Country, and is only about an hour west of the town where I grew up.  I still have a scar on my back from a hiking mishap I had at Dinosaur Valley in my twenties.  It is a beautiful park, and Jason picked some fantastic campsites.  You can see dinosaur tracks in the Paluxy Riverbed if the water is low enough.    

As previously mentioned, Jonathan loves dinosaurs.  Some intelligent person added a theme park just outside the state park.  Most of the suckers (like us) who show up at the state park pay a pretty penny to walk through a large display of life-sized dinosaur models.  Jonathan had a blast and we really enjoyed watching him run from model to model yelling, "What's this?  What's this?"  Once he'd heard the name, he repeated it back to us multiple times.

Grammy & Papa Jack met us there.  Uncle Josh, Aunt Cyndi & Nora spent the second day with us.  The first night in the trailer was a little rough.  We anticipated that.  On night two, everyone got a much-need good-night's sleep.   

Papa Jack and Jonathan

Uncle Josh, Aunt Cyndi & Nora

Learning the finer points of disc golf from Uncle Josh

Jason picked campsites right next to the playground.

Time for s'mores!