We weht back to Alpine, Alaskian RV Park

Met up again with the Fishers and went to Fort Davis

Here is Fort Davis.  This was located
between San Antonio and El Paso
Provided protection for emigrants, mail,
and freight wagons from Indian, and
desperado attacks.

Officers Quarters

Bets and Beth looking in

Commanding Officers Family Quarters

And here is the Fisher Family

Blooming Cactus

Marfa Lights

We went to the Marfa Lights viewing platform that was installed by the city of Marfa.  They are also known as the Marfa Ghost Lights.

Here is the plaque that was
posted at the viewing platform

Did get to see a great sunset

Everyone there got excited and thought
this was a Marfa light.  Turned out to
be a car that was driving around close
to the base of the mountain

Today was a Dude and LuLu Day

Here was a cactus we
found in blook

Dude and LuLu on the
Run 

More flowers in bloom

The Three (oops Four) amigos
guarding the road

Found this Harley, well almost
a Harley



Another one of them famous
Turlingua sunsets

Terlingua - Contrabando - Lajitas

Terlingua Cemetery, which was
opened in 1902 by the miners that
were mining Mercury.  The
Cemetery is still used by the
local residents

Frosty was buried here
July, 2007

Gary got locked up in the
Turlengua Jail



We stopped ath Contrabano and
there is Beth and Betsy

here is the Catholic Church

This town was built actually as a movie set for several movies

1993 - Rio Diablo

1994 - Gambler V, Playing for Keeps

1995 - Streets of Laredo

1995 - My Maria

1996 - Dead Man's Walk

2000 - The Journeyman

Another hike, this time in
Closed Canyon.
Bets, Gary and Beth



We then stopped at Lajitas and
had a fantastic Lunch

Went back to Terlingua and was
able to catch this fantastic sunset.

Beth and Gary Fisher came down and met with us.

This is the windmill at
The Sam Nail Ranch. 
The farmed figs and
pecans.

The remains of a wall at the
Sam Nail Ranch

Betsy was skipping rocks across
the Rio Grande.

Here is Beth and Gary
 at the river's edge

Here is a sample of the path that
we had to go up for our hike

Here is Beth and Betsy, almost
to the end of the trail in Sana Elena
Canyon

Ed said they went that a way

This Jacal was built by Giberto Luna and
lived there till 1947, when he died.
According to the info, we raised a large
family here.  Was built using rock,earth
and plant fibers. 
 

More in Terlingua and Valentines Day

Very Beautiful Sunset in the West

And to the East, here was the Moon
Coming up




Dude n Lulu


And here is Valentines Day

 Sun set on our way to Starlight
 

 

And the Moon was a rising

 This was the band

  And a Rose for a very Special Lady