Van Horn Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Made it to Van Horn, TX. Not much here. I stopped to see the THING. See photo. It is an interesting tourist trap. I only cost $1 for admission. The exhibits are in open air tin barns. They are very dirty and could stand an upgrade. I am not sure what the THING is. I also stopped at the teepee. I am not sure what it is supposed to represent. It s...

2/27/08 We left Big Bend and took the scenic route through Big Bend Ranch State Park and stayed along the Rio Grande for a while. This was another area where the roads were straight up and down. Turned north onto scenic Rt. 67 at Presidio. We knew it was scenic because of the little dots beside the route on the map, but in addition to that it re...

Day 19: Fort Hancock, Texas to Van Horn, Texas (74.5 miles; 5:07) Contrary to the elevation map, today's ride was through relatively flat desert country with climbs that were long, gradual, and did not require a tremendous effort. Perhaps we are getting stronger? The first 20 miles were on beautiful, peaceful, backcountry roads marred only brief...