We start our trip off in Corsicana This is just South of the Casita factory and also is the town that started the Texas oil rush. (by accident - they were drilling for waterof couse)
We like towns that have a courthouse, a visitor center you can find and is open,and a walking tour.
Corsicana has all 3.
Then after getting supplies at the Collin Street Bakery we went on a wild goose chase trying to find the Confederate Reunion Grounds The guide book we were using had it on the wrong read, in the wrong town. I wonder if they had ever been there? Anyway after speaking with a local policeman (useless)and the folks running the gas station (better) we finally found it.
The buildings are mostly ruins now, with the exception of the dance pavillion. A wonderful structure.
Then on to Old Fort Parker, a wonderful wooden fort.
To quote from their website..
"..On May 19th 1836, a band of Indians came to Parker's Fort asking for beef, water and a place to camp. When greeted by the Parkers the Indians attacked, taking five captives! The most famous these was 9 year old Cynthia Ann Parker. She was adopted by a Comanche family, grew up to marry Chief Peta Nocona and later gave birth to the last great Warrior Chief of the Comanches, Quanah Parker..."
See I told you there would be more info on how Lake Quanah Parker in the Wichita Mountains got its name.
This park was pleasantly empty and we had the pick of almost any spot.
We set up in the last of the dying daylight, then realized that the chilli we were going to reheat for supper was still frozen. This happens on Day 1 of a trip if you have good coolers. So we used a redneck method to defrost it - rest it on the warm engine, replace the lid and drop the hood. After a short evening stroll it was thawed enough to get it into a saucepan to be be heated on the camp stove.
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