climbed up into the hills and had heavy rain for several miles. It was about 20 degrees cooler too. We crossed the Pecos River which was much larger than we expected, it was very pretty.The countryside was intensely green from all the rain lately.
Then we went through very rocky, hilly and plateau countryside where it was getting browner.
Then we ended up in the high desert with lots of dry grasses.
At the town of Alpine we headed north on highway 118 through the hills and canyons. Alpine was a surprise, they have a very large, new looking state university and a lot of new building and growth happening.
We kept on 118 through Fort Davis to the Historic Prude Ranch which has a Passport America RV Park; we got in around 3:30 and drove 268 miles today. It is very quiet and peaceful here. We were going to stay only one night, but we may stay another. No trains and once it gets dark the road out here will be real quiet. No wind and no clouds and no humidity! The blue sky was a joy to behold! Seems like months since we have seen it! We had dinner at the ranch buffet, which was good and even better because I didn’t have to cook!
We took a walk after dinner and found this Yucca that was convenient for photographs. If you’re like me you have seen them while whizzing down the highway, but never really
take the time to look at them up close. They are just starting to bloom here in the desert, but we have seen a few that are in full bloom and they look like glowing white torches. I hope to find one in full bloom soon; I usually see them where there aren’t places to stop.
The sun just finished setting at 8:15, we are
at the western-most edge of the central time zone. It is so wonderfully quiet here that my ears are ringing. NO WIND…WOO HOO!
We kept on 118 through Fort Davis to the Historic Prude Ranch which has a Passport America RV Park; we got in around 3:30 and drove 268 miles today. It is very quiet and peaceful here. We were going to stay only one night, but we may stay another. No trains and once it gets dark the road out here will be real quiet. No wind and no clouds and no humidity! The blue sky was a joy to behold! Seems like months since we have seen it! We had dinner at the ranch buffet, which was good and even better because I didn’t have to cook!
We took a walk after dinner and found this Yucca that was convenient for photographs. If you’re like me you have seen them while whizzing down the highway, but never really
take the time to look at them up close. They are just starting to bloom here in the desert, but we have seen a few that are in full bloom and they look like glowing white torches. I hope to find one in full bloom soon; I usually see them where there aren’t places to stop.The sun just finished setting at 8:15, we are
at the western-most edge of the central time zone. It is so wonderfully quiet here that my ears are ringing. NO WIND…WOO HOO!
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