The Texas drought has taken its toll on so many living things. From livestock and crops, to the hundred year old pecan trees that are a huge part of Central Texas. On a recent RV camping trip, we saw one young couple have the scare of their lives. On a normally quiet, weekend night we were sitting outside our fifth wheel enjoying the beautiful evening and sharing “war stories” with our friends and family when we heard the strangest sound. It sounded like a cross between fireworks going off and a car wreck when a huge branch of a pecan tree just fell.
Amazingly, no one was hurt. Two guys were outside their travel trailer when they heard the noise and both men scattered. This branch came crashing down and landed between the truck and trailer and, amazingly, missed both vehicles. As you can imagine, we all went running to their rescue expecting to see the worst and we were all pleasantly surprised to find no one was hurt. This can happen anywhere, even at your own home and pecan trees can really suffer during these drought conditions. The wonderful crew at the RV park had it all cleaned up the next morning and it was one of those great RV stories with a “happy ending.”
So,the moral of the story is, be careful what you park your motorhome, travel trailer or fifth-wheel under because even the mightiest Texas Pecan Trees can come crashing down without notice.