McDonald Observatory Fort Davis

We drove into Marfa, TX hopeful to find a hotel room for the night for Gabe’s back was in serious pain. We pulled up to Hotel Paisano right downtown - they were all booked for the night. Then we headed to the next hotel,Thunderbird, and they were also all booked up. Apparently there were two large groups passing through town. So we had to …

... when I was getting ready to leave.   I wanted to be gone before 8 am for the drive to Fort Davis, Texas. The McDonald Observatory is located at the top of two peaks in the Davis Mountains. Check out the website at ...

... for several days, but on our way back to Houston, we detoured up to this state park and squeezed in a visit to the McDonald Observatory. I think I was more impressed with the observatory than the boys and since I have minor interest in the night sky, I ...

On our last of two nights at Davis Mountains we drove 13 miles to the McDonald Observatory to be part of their evening "Star Party."  Observatory staff hosted. We sat in an outdoor ampitheater while a staff member with a powerful laser pointer ...

... fiercely you had to pedal constantly and there was no momentum to aid you up the next climb. I did stop briefly at the McDonald Observatory Visitor Center, but could not muster the energy for the steep, two-mile climb to the top of the mountain where ...

... afternoon, and drove up top to watch the sun set over the mountains.  Photos attached,  The second night we drove 13 miles to the McDonald Observatory (run by the University of Texas) and paid $10 each to be part of an evening "Star Party." ...

... offer but a whole foods store with its own bakery and deli which we enjoyed.  At night we went to the McDonald Observatory star program.  The University of Texas maintains three large super telescopes on two of the mountain tops and its ...

... could see a huge rainstorm in the distance, and hoped that it would pass through that night cause we were planning to visit the McDonald Observatory the next day. We hauled out our suitcase's and stuff for the night. We had decided that we would stay 2 ...

... operated as a national historic site. The fort is the best preserved that we have seen and it's in a dramatic setting. The McDonald Observatory, about 20 minutes from the park, is very interesting. We went to a star party where they pointed out ...