Highland Inn Alpine

1404 East US Highway 90 Alpine, Texas, 79831, United States

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHighland Inn Alpine

Mit Amtrak durch die Wüste

A travel blog entry by tiszrh

1
15

Nein, Amtrak ist kein Sohn tschechischer Einwanderer, sondern die nationale Eisenbahngesellschaft hier. Jaja, Züge gibt's ja auch noch - auch wenn sie nicht viel vorzuweisen haben, um sich ins Gedächtnis einzubrennen. Zuerst mal gibt's nur eine sehr beschränkte Anzahl Langstrecken-Routen. Dann fahren die Dinger auch nicht im Stundentakt, sondern …

Travel Blogs Nearby

Stars of the West

A travel blog entry by travelswithduke

9

... buildings. The fort was built at the front of a box canyon on the San Antonio to El Paso lower settlement route in the early 1830's to protect settlers from the Indians. The town of Fort Davis has very little to 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 ...

Art in West Texas

A travel blog entry by travelswithduke

9

... We enjoyed visiting this small town with a big music and arts scene. The Museum of the Big Bend was there since this is the western gateway to the park. We wished we had seen it first before our visit but it was very informative. Our RV park had a dog park with it which Duke thoroughly enjoyed since BBNP did not allow pets on any ...

Let's walk, blisters and all

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

5
20

... orange light in the distance, it was not the Marfa ghost lights, it was border patrol. Throughout the park we literally saw hundreds of border patrol cars and officers, we used them for directions, but this is truly our tax dollars at work.

I fell asleep and did not finish the blog, so here you go with the last update of last night. Tonight we slept at the beautiful historic Gage hotel. More of this stay to come tomorrow.

Love you ...

The law West of the Pecos

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

7
15

... Law West of the Pecos”. The West’s most colorful justice of the peace, he ruled America’s last frontier in the last decade of the 19th century. He ruled with his own brand of justice and set his indelible stamp on the rugged Texas land west of the Pecos River.

Our first stop for the day was at this outpost. Just like a true Western movie or modern day reality, you have a bar, a billiards room, a judge besotted on an ...