Remember the Alamo!

We spent 2 nights in Deming, New Mexico, after leaving Tucson. We met up there with friends Mickey and Patti and spent a few hours looking over a couple state parks near Deming. Saw some beautiful sites, hills, valleys, etc.

We left Deming and headed east on I-10 stopping for the night in Van Horn, Texas. There we decided to depart from the usual route across I-10 and take the scenic route down US 90 toward Del Rio. We left yesterday morning and embarked on a journey that at first didn't hold much in scenery, but as the miles went by, we started to see more hills. Even though the landscape was scrub, there were several species of animals we saw. We saw a bobcat walking alongside the road. As we approached, he turned and I got a good look at his face. We saw the usual hawks, but we also saw a lot of antelope. Then my favorite, the javelina. They are really cute when they get spooked because they try to run so fast on their short little straight legs and their hair looks like it stands straight up. Hah. We saw a couple of them. We stopped for the night in Sanderson, Texas, which really has not much claim to fame although the campground was adequate. A couple owns it and is building an adobe house on the grounds. The house was really interesting looking with a "dogtrot" separating the main house from the bedroom. They are building it much like a cabin, with wood plank floors, exposed ceilings, etc. The adobe block were 16 inches, serving as the outer and inner walls. Porches ran all the way around the house. It was really neat and they were very gracious to show us around.

Today, Tuesday, we left Sanderson, Texas, and arrived in Brackettville, Texas, around 1:00. We crossed the Pecos River
today which was a beautiful aqua color and then crossed over part of Lake Amistead, which borders the US and Mexico. The lake was beautiful.
It was nice to see water again. We are here for a couple days. Our goal is to see the Alamo Village. It is the Village and replica of the Alamo that John Wayne had built for his 1960 movie, The Alamo.
We are staying in a campground at Fort Clark, which is a decommissioned fort with a lot of buildings here still intact. They have in most cases been restored and used for other things, but when you drive through, you certainly get the feel of an old military fort here.


We see a lot of wild turkey in the camp. They wander through at will and we are told there are a lot of deer in the camp at night.


We are experiencing a lot of wind. We may decide to stay an extra day as we have no desire to be on the road with really strong winds. We shall see.

Till next time. . .

Dale