We left Houston and stopped a couple of nights in San Antonio at Ft. Sam Houston. We stayed on base and used our day there to stock up on groceries and get a few errands done. Harold chased down a new 6-pin socket for the Jeep. One of the pins was bent, preventing the Jeep's tail lights from working when connected to the coach.
From there we headed further south to Del Rio. We stayed at Laughlin AFB where we parked our chairs behind the coach and watched the pilots training. We took a short side trip to Amistad National Recreation Area. We might try staying at Southwinds Marina campground should we make it through the area again.
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| Crossing the Amistad Dam |
Following U.S. route 90 west from Del Rio, we stopped at the Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center in Langtry, TX. It was a nice stop to stretch our legs and for a free museum, it was kind of nice.
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| Saloon and Court |
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| The Opera House (really Judge Bean's home) |
Our next overnight and final stop before Terlingua and Big Bend National Park was in Marathon. The owner of Marathon Motel and RV Park is an avid dark sky observer. They have an onsite Sky Park with telescope pads. If you're staying there, the pad fee is waived. Dark Texas Skies conducts a nightly star party, weather permitting. There's a $10/person fee for that. Naturally, we'd arrive just before a full moon!
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| Telescopes at the campground |
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| Checking out the moon |
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| A campground rules first |
The Big Bend area is prime dark sky country. We even noted an advertisement for a residential development being built specifically for dark sky enthusiasts. They offer concrete telescope pads with electric in the common areas. That's pretty unique.
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