Car Guy Magazine Car Guy Magazine Issue 1114 | Page 40

The Texas Hill Country is a
driver’s paradise.

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when driven over, will not impede your speed. Although the
sound can be startling — especially the first time you roll
over one.
Following RR 337 west to Camp Wood, there will be
more timbered hills, steep cliffs, small but deep secluded valleys, more streams, lots of winding roads and few automobiles. Camp Wood, originally a Spanish mission, was founded in 1762. This abandoned mission later became an army
fort and then a Texas Ranger facility following the Civil War.
Going north from Camp Wood is RR 335, the third
Twisted Sister. With another thirty miles of attention getting
curves, remarkable elevation changes with steep and sudden
drops and spectacular scenery, it is comparable to an asphalt
roller coaster carved out of hills.
West of Camp Wood is the town of Bracketville. Bracketville was a supply town for Fort Clark established in 1852.
One notable military officer who served there was General
Patton. About seven miles north on RR 674 is the movie set
built by John Wayne for his version of “The Alamo” filmed
in 1959. The set and surrounding western town is still used
for filmmaking today.
R674 has everything you would expect in a Hill Country
road, but more of it. It is twice as long as most of the other
roads so you can see more of everything that is great about
Hill Country. Heading back into Kerrville on FM 1340, you
will see another sight that similar to one that you have seen
before: Stonehenge 2. It is a half-scale replica of the original
Stonehenge, envisioned by the land owner Al Sheppard and
erected by Doug Hill. At Stonehenge 2, you are welcomed to
walk through the grounds and experience what the Druids
experienced at the original Stonehenge.
In Texas Hill Country, seeing is believing. A truism
about the Hill Country roads is that they are all good roads,
but some are better than others.