I posted the verbiage for yesterday this morning but the web connection was to slow and it botched it.
We are 8 miles south of Edinburg Texas where the State of Emergence has just taken place because of the raging brush fire. When we went though three hours ago, there were many emergency vehicles posted along the road. The sky's to the West were bellowing smoke, orange sky and smoke smell. Glad we got through before that as they are closing the highway. 17,000 acres are burning.
Another Announcement, from Mike and Connie B. who we had dinner with in Wichita KS. Here is a pix of our new grandson born last Friday. Roy and Miriam's son in Colorado Springs.
We are 8 miles south of Edinburg Texas where the State of Emergence has just taken place because of the raging brush fire. When we went though three hours ago, there were many emergency vehicles posted along the road. The sky's to the West were bellowing smoke, orange sky and smoke smell. Glad we got through before that as they are closing the highway. 17,000 acres are burning.
Another Announcement, from Mike and Connie B. who we had dinner with in Wichita KS. Here is a pix of our new grandson born last Friday. Roy and Miriam's son in Colorado Springs.We are 8 miles south of Edinburg Texas where the State of Emergence has just taken place because of the raging brush fire. When we went though three hours ago, there were many emergency vehicles posted along the road. The skies to the West were bellowing smoke, orange sky and smoke smell. Glad we got through before that as they are closing the highway.
We started the day at the King ranch – running W brand, an 850,000 acre ranch. http://www.king-ranch.com/ look in Wikipedia for more info. From the beginning 1853 the owners worked hard for being kind to there employees and to the environment. Even the fencing is raised a foot to leave small wild animals transit the area. The area has also been designated a national wildlife area. They have nature tours that get you to the best areas, we didn’t have time. We did see wild deer, turkey’s and coyotes on our tour.
The Santa Gertrudis, which were recognized as a breed in 1940, was the first American breed of beef cattle. The Brahmans — which were bred specially to thrive in South Texas' hot climate — were crossed with the ranch's Beef Shorthorns to produce this trademark stock. They do have another stock, Santa Cruz cattle along with world famous quarter horses, cutting horses and sheep and goats.
We started the day at the King ranch – running W brand, an 850,000 acre ranch. http://www.king-ranch.com/ look in Wikipedia for more info. From the beginning 1853 the owners worked hard for being kind to there employees and to the environment. Even the fencing is raised a foot to leave small wild animals transit the area. The area has also been designated a national wildlife area. They have nature tours that get you to the best areas, we didn’t have time. We did see wild deer, turkey’s and coyotes on our tour.
The Santa Gertrudis, which were recognized as a breed in 1940, was the first American breed of beef cattle. The Brahmans — which were bred specially to thrive in South Texas' hot climate — were crossed with the ranch's Beef Shorthorns to produce this trademark stock. They do have another stock, Santa Cruz cattle along with world famous quarter horses, cutting horses and sheep and goats.
The first cattle were brought up from Mexico, the long-horn cattle. They were not fit for this land but many are still found along the road. He also brought the Mexican people that were raising the cattle he brought north with him because he was afraid that they would die without the cattle. These people came to be called "kineños," or "King's men." King's, some of those descendents still work the ranch.
Captain King was first a hide and tallow operation but found after the civil was that the cattle brought two times the amount of money up in Kansas City. He drove many hundred of thousands north for the better money. This is a must see. This is an old cowpoke talking about life on the range, living, branding and his family working together.Well we had a problem with the new Cad. For the four time we had a dead battery. Couldn’t even call OnStar because it was dead dead, nothing no lights nor any door opening. Called on cell phone and they got a guy to jump start within 30 minutes. Then we went to Kings Ranch and then back to Alice TX. Turns out you can’t go to a dealership that doesn’t service Cad’s as the Chevy dealer in Kingsville. Again they found nothing, comforting thought. Later - Jerr
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