Mammoth Returns

 

Saturday 10/23

Redbud Bay Campground to home
Actual time: 5:10 on the Paris, TX route

And home. It was expected to be a long drive, and we made it longer by stopping at the nearby park on the same lake to dump. That took about 30 minutes. And then we took the alternate route involving US 75, then the Indian Nation Turnpike, then some road (62?) to get around Paris, Texas, then US 82 West and TX-121 South to Melissa. There was a whole lot less traffic that way and less road construction, too. But in places the turnpike was so rough that Ed decided it was no better a route than the shorter one, through Durant.  Still, I liked it better. Lots of big pine trees and no dopey little towns to slow down for.

So the map time was about 4:40 and it took us 5:10. Not bad. There was a dog walk at the gas station in there, too.

So we're home. And the house smells foul, like cat litter or poop hidden in the corners. Maybe there's a dead mouse or two somewhere--I'll have to wait for Molly to smell them out.

Good trip, all in all. I wish there had been more trail hiking and less driving, but that wasn't the point of it all. So, good enough.