Car Guy Magazine Car Guy Magazine Issue 1114 | Page 37

Luckenbach, Texas is more than just a song.
and Sisterdale. Just before the town of Comfort, you come to the intersection of
the Old San Antonio Road. Old San Antonio Road goes north by the Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area. The old tunnel was built by the F&N railroad
after they decided that it would be a lot easier for the trains to go through the
hills rather than struggle over them. The F&N moved out in and took the iron
rails with them. They were reused and became bullets for soldiers in WWII.
When F&N railroad abandoned the tunnel, three million Mexican free-tailed
bats decided to move in. It is quite a spectacle to watch these bats leave the tunnel every night and consume twelve to fifteen tons of insects every night.
Settlers who became weary of traveling established the town of Comfort in
1854. They were drawn in by the pure water and picturesque site and christened
it Camp Comfort.

As you leave Comfort you will enter the Hill Country via south I-10. The difference between north and
south I-10 is that there are not that many towns and not
as many roads. However, these are the roads that you
have been searching for. It’s like trying to find the perfect
wave when surfing or the perfect moguls when skiing.
As a warm up, Farm Road 1341 between Comfort
and Kerrville should get the adrenaline