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1030. Had a late start in the day. Missed breakfast at the hotel so they gave us vouchers for a bakery down the street. Just our luck that Tuesday was the one day that they close. Got a flat tire the night before so we had to get that taken care of at Oasis Tire in Alpine. Unexpected $200+ Mando had to spend. Boo.

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... limit of 80 mph (130 km/h) and it felt like we were driving into the "wild west". We stayed at DavisMountainsStatePark completely surrounded by the amazing mountains. When we checked in, the campground map warned us to not leave young ...

... amp; 27 We left Alpine and Lost Alaskan RV Park and drove 22 miles north to FortDavis. Checked into our campground DavisMountainsStatePark around 10 in the morning and had no problems. Nice campground and I reviewed it ...

... Short Version: - El Paso just ahead. - We visit an old friend. - Jill gets us on the wrong path. - DavisMountainsStatePark is toast. Long Version: Today, we awoke to a bright new morning in the mid 50's and glad that yesterday ...

On our last of two nights at DavisMountains we drove 13 miles to the McDonald Observatory to be part of their evening "Star Party." Observatory staff hosted. We sat in an outdoor ampitheater while a staff member with a powerful laser pointer ...

... where the observatory sits majestically overlooking the surrounding area.
I arrived at the beautiful Indian Lodge in the DavisMountainsStatePark both mentally and physically drained. The lodge is beautiful, and the rooms are large and ...

... the RT on a down day. Leaving Van Horn we drove south on Texas Route 90 to Marfa TX on our way to DavisMountainsStatePark. I'd made on line reservations from Van Horn, not wanting to take a chance that this statepark would be overrun by season ...

... of 2,070 m (6,790 ft). The summit of Mt. Locke, accessed by Spur 78 (which we stayed at the DavisMountainsStatePark, just south), is the highest point on Texas highways. The Harlan J. Smith Telescope, also on Mt. Locke, was ...

... ones, and the rocky bottom. Swam about an hour, then moved on (it was not too crowded). Drove to the DavisMountainsStatePark, and had a picnic on a stone structure on an overlook – beautiful! Then we went to Indian Lodge ...

The Ft Davis historic site was a real treat.Walking across the grounds we came across a soldier in a time warp. This guy really knew his stuff and described daily life in the fort in detail. The Fort has been partially restored by National Park ...