Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Jan 03 2018 - Goliad to Lake Somerville

First warm day for a while.  Goliad State Park is also a State Historic Site and contains a restored Colonial Era mission.  Great fun to explore, and then hike around the nature trail behind it.


Old Kiln used by the CCC during restoration



Just outside the park - a short walk away is the Presidio La Bahia   Too much history to explain here - follow the link.  But the Goliad massacre should have made Goliad more famous than the Alamo.



After lunch we pull out and head for Somerville Lake State Park.



After lunch we pull out and head for Somerville Lake State Park. Arrived just at dusk and headed down to the lake to take a look. Really pretty!



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