Texas at Last!

We just arrived on the ranch Wednesday evening!  Sorry we haven't posted lately, but we were packing like crazy the days before we left and then traveling wiped us out pretty badly, so we never posted from the road like we had planned.

But everything is just as beautiful as we remembered. Yesterday morning we walked our 20 acre property and found some beautiful features.  We know there is water either underground or fairly frequently in the creekbed, because there are some large plants growing around there -- even a couple cedar trees. Lots of wildlife too, judging by the tracks and scat everywhere.

After we got back from the hike we stopped at the Grub Shack for breakfast and received two important items in the mail -- the FloJet on-demand water pump and the Garmin 60c handheld GPS device.  Today we plan on going back to the property and marking the perimeter somehow.  I have to install the software on the computer first, and learn a little better how to use it, but it is very promising and exciting.

Today we also need to go into town, whether that's Study Butte or Alpine hasn't been decided yet, but we need to get food!  You can only live on Gatorade and crackers for so long!  Our neighbors welcomed us back with a great dinner last night (though our dog's misbehavior cut the festivities a little short) but I am really looking forward to cooking our meals myself. 

We'll keep you guys posted on our progress. Thanks for following us!