I left town at a reasonable speed for Bumberas, a 4X4 shop that does race cars, off-road vehicles, classic cars, and general/advanced maintenance. I discussed with them the possibility of converting either the Jeep or the Scout into a camper, but they don't really do them, as the man who used to do this kind of work has moved on. This is in the display area in front of the garage. The second photo is the interior of the maroon car way in the back with its hood up under the blue flag.

This is supposedly the 2007 #9 NASCAR Nextel Cup COT-Car of Today.

This frame of a car built up and painted.

The garage in the rear.

If you need to stop at Bumberas, this is what it looks like - note that Bumberas also does RV repairs and maintenance! That's my Jeep off to the side.

On my way out, I stopped at the MKT Depot, which is the old depot or train station that was moved to its present location in 2005. MKT was the Missouri-Kansas-Texas lines, incorporated in 1870, that started in 1894 (according to signage).

Here, you'll see a section of train track and a cupola, or "standard" caboose. The thing that sits on the roof of a caboose is the cupola, which usually has a seat for the person watching the rear of the train. Before driving off to Sherwood Forest Festival, I drove around town to get a better idea of what Katy is like before going on to Sherwood.

I found myself the only one in my clan's area of the campground. I contacted someone to see about storing food, as it was going to be really hot tomorrow and the next. I made camp beside one of the vendors inside the festival grounds instead, a really nice lady who just arrived from Michigan only to battle this heat, and I did it for safety in case of a wildfire, and I didn't know the people out in the general camping area.

Walking through the forest for the first time in months, I was really dismayed to see the destruction of the flora inflicted by the drought. The trees and drought-resistant plants are holding up thus far. It has been very hard on us in Texas in the last few years. There are signs stating a fire ban, in extreme wildfire hazard status. I also gave the people besides me permission to open/cut the tent open to get me out in case of wildfire.

Night fell as I ate a couple of cooling and real tasty minneola tangelos. It was still hot out until about midnight. I walked about under a sky of stars and a sliver of a slightly orange moon strong enough to cast your shadow beside you. I just wish it was cooler! I finally fell asleep to strange dreams after looking at the stars and the black sky through the mesh ceiling of my tent. There are fairies trying to mess with my mind! It cooled down to the point I was starting to struggle to stay warm. I put my clothes back on even though I was sticky from the heat. I'm glad I showered at home before I left! I had to shower as I was drenched from merely packing the jeep!

I could see dawn beginning early this morning. All the clouds were to the far east and not a single cloud over us anywhere to provide a sun break. I got up to take a shower. This year, the showers were improved to include hot water plumbing (well, warm enough for me to be willing to take a quick shower in the mid-70s chill in the air!). It felt GOOD to get the sticky stuff off me!

Later on, I went into the grounds of the forest. There was a man cutting overgrown greenery, and I saw a two-tower entry way, which must have been fun to build! I climbed up into one of the towers to get a great view of the area. And then I discovered a couple laying atop on a mattress in the other tower! I quickly turned my back and quickly admired the view before clambering back down the ladders. There weren't many people here as a large group was at the parade in LaGrange. Very quiet out here, but it started to get busy soon. You could hear animals every now and then punctuated by generators and small motors running.

I picked up trash, and it was getting really hot. In fact, it was absolutely oppressive, and I had to get back to the area where I was camped at to eat more and refill my water bottle. It seemed that no matter what I did, I couldn't get enough food nor water even though I felt full. Fortunately, where I was at had AC in one of the vendor booths, and I was invited to use it a couple of times. It really helped, as did sitting in the jeep with the AC on for a few minutes at a time. I didn't feel good this evening, dealing with an upset stomach and feeling tired from a lack of sleep. After the first day of cleanup, we had a gathering of food and entertainment. I did not take a lot of photos during this evening, as I did not feel well by this time.