Junction, Texas

Junction, Texas

Weather: low 25 degrees in Kerrville, high 51 degrees in Junction, clear skies

After a week in Kerrville, we started getting a case of hitch itch. Everyone knows if you have an itch, it feels better to scratch it. So, that's what we did, hitching the truck up to the RV today and moving about 50 miles west to Junction. Ahhh, that itch feels better!

This is downtown Junction on Sunday afternoon. Note that I took this picture while standing in the middle of the main street through town. Junction has received some publicity in recent years because of the movie "Junction Boys", that was made to recount the time when Paul "Bear" Bryant decided to bring the Texas A&M football team to Junction for training and to help install mental and physical toughness in the team. There's not much here now, and there was probably less at that time. That's not to say this is not a good place to live. The terrain is still typical of the hill country, but there are some hints of what is to come west of us, where it is drier and rockier.

Junction is located in Kimble County, and is the county seat. Here's a picture of the courthouse. One claim they make is that there is more flowing water in the county than any other county in the state. The North and South Llano Rivers converge in Junction. We drove a few miles south of town to the South Llano River State Park to check it out. We were impressed with the park, especially the area set aside for the RV campground. We could spend a few days there, enjoying the scenery and peace and quiet.

On our way out of the state park, we saw another exotic animal farm. I'm not sure what this animal is, but my best guess is that it is an eland of some kind. The horns have a cork screw effect.

The population of Junction is about 2,500 people, while the county total is about 4,500. The population has been decreasing slowly for the last 30 to 40 years, and that's a shame. This seems like a good place to raise a family, but I understand that people are going to go where the opportunities are.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Junction, Texas: The Land Of Living Waters

Not all who wander are lost.