March 26, 200 8
Fort Davis, Texas
As you can see, I have not posted since the 20th. We left Seminole Canyon on the 21st and took a slow drive to Alpine where we stayed in a motel for the night. Catching up on the news, grocery shopping and laundry. Showers were good too.
On the 22nd we left for Big Bend National Park. Not that long a drive, but Joyce and I manage to kill more time along the road than you can imagine. We are not in a hurry. Big Bend is a long way from anywhere. No phones, no electricity in our campground, no newspapers, no internet. The campground was very nice. Pretty quiet. We have done a fair number of short hikes. Some up into large canyons, one to a place called Cattail Falls. On the 25th , I took a 4 mile hike along the canyon rim from the Hot Springs to the Rio Grande Village. The temperature was 108 degrees. We have had temperature ranges from 39 degrees to 108. Desert weather! One night while asleep (we woke up) a coyote was howling right near our camper.
Last night we had a real treat. The folks camping next to us included an amateur astronomer. He set up his telescope and invited us over to look. Actually got a look at the rings of Saturn. How neat, plus we saw other stars and galaxies. I could get into that. But I would have to do photograpy. Very neat and he was quite knowledgeable.
Cactus are beginning to bloom profusely. Very pretty, but of course you can look, but you better not touch. All for now. Every one take care. We miss you, but are not ready to make the turn for home yet.
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