We made it to the Javelina Roundup, a Casita rally at Davis Mountain SP, Fort Davis, TX. We do have a very weak connection to the internet, but no phone service. The Davis Mountains are quite beautiful. It's hard to believe we're in Texas. We'll get some pictures posted soon. Aoudad Sheep are all over the cliffs here. I thought this was large tribe of them but this evening there were twice as many trying to bed down for the night, probably 30+ The aoudad, also called Barbary sheep, is a species of caprid (goat-antelope) native to North Africa. The aoudad is a large, muscular animal with a thick coat of reddish-brown to tan wool and occasional black markings. Both sexes have horns, which are heavily ridged in males and more slender in females. Males stand about 1.2 m (4 ft) at the shoulder, while females are slightly smaller. They are more closely related to goats. Our next door neighbor for a night, Brian, from Canada, is touring across the country in a Jaguar and tent camping. Of course he's in much better shape than I and a bit younger. We enjoyed our brief visit and he has invited us to stay a night or two if ever we are in Canada. We hope that happens! As we were talking at the campsite a rather large and colorful tarantula joined us. Wish I had my camera! So, in one day we've come across Mule deer, Aoudad, tarantulas ( yes, plural, as we came across another one today), and an unwelcomed visitor last night.... We turned in around 11pm and at 11:30 we were asphyxiated by a skunk. I mean, we had all the windows and vents open to allow the pleasant and cooling breezes pass through our trailer and suddenly things weren't so pleasant!!! It was right outside our window and I thought we were sprayed, for sure. The next morning revealed we were not sprayed....thank goodness! This afternoon Wendy took this picture. Tonight we will probably have the trailer closed up when we turn in.
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