Not all who wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien
We are now on Mountain time, so up early. After catching the sunrise at the Fort Davis Skyline drive viewpoint, we are heading north. We took part of the scenic loop drive through the Davis Mountains. These mountains are the most extensive mountain range fully contained with in Texas. We drove by the Mac Donald Observatory – (one of the major astronomical research facilities in the world), but it was not open. It is a definite stop if we ever come back this way.
Not sure where we are stopping for the night. I want to stay in Van Horn; Steve thinks Dell City. We drove through Van Horn; not sure about this one. I am sure it was lovely in it’s time. But No Go today!
Next stop was the Guadaloupe Mountains National Park. They had no room for us. Also, it was literally a paved parking lot (no thanks). So, we had lunch here and enjoyed the fantastic scenery. Apparently, this park preserves the rugged spirit and remote wilderness of the American West. These mountains seem to tower majestically into the Texas sky. The view was iconic to the old Western movies my dad used to watch.
Now, unbeknownst to me, we were in the need of fuel… Next stop Dell City. Well, to call Dell City a city is a stretch. Population 225. However, it had agriculture! They produce a lot of hay; I mean a lot!! On further research it seems it is alfalfa hay!
We checked out the RV park (a gravel pit) and decided to carry on. I wanted to try out Rosie’s café but the parking lot was full. Then out of the corner of my eye was a small green sign for off road diesel. (They had on road diesel too). Halleluiah!
Okay, next we are going to try Mountain Hut for camping…Hell NO!!! Now on a whim we stopped at Hueco Tanks State Park. They had a site for us. We now have a home for 4 nights!!!