The Adobe Rose Inn Marathon

We went to Fort Davis, established in 1854. It is one of the nations best preseved frontier forts. We stopped at a snake place to see snakes. Mamaw did not come in. We went shopping. After that, we went to Marfia again and we saw more lights this time. The nights are darker here so I can see a lot more stars then back in Zanesville. I even saw the Milky Way!

... teeth in the states, but a lot more common in Canada. I was jealous as he was getting over 30 MPG as compared to my measly 17 MPG. Paul is a true world traveler and has visited over 35 countries. He recently finished a job in Afghanistan working for the Canadian forces as a contract mechanic. He told me about a fantastic trip he took as crew on a 50' sailboat across the Pacific. He started in Panama and visited the ...

... 30 ft. We thought it was from some plant because it resembled cotton balls - but houseflies were hovering over most clumps. We stopped and walked along the roadway for about ¼ mile. It was dead rabbits. · Several miles of abandoned "Car Hauling Railcars" on an adjacent rail line. Evidently, not many imported Japanese cars are being hauled eastward and no Detroit built cars are going west. · A border patrol tethered balloon along the Mexican border. It is huge! Resembling ...

... to take the "crows nest" room, up a private little staircase in the attic with its own private roof terrace to sit on and watch the stars. But we were sensible and picked one of the cheapest rooms, all of which were very nicely dressed and perfectly comfortable. We returned downstairs to sign in, then dropped our things in our room and sat down in the ground floor bar/restaurant to discover the third fabulous thing about our hotel. The food and drink was ...

... things you learn on your trip through life. Armed with a map of the park, we set out on a back road adventure. The roads are well marked but they require a four wheel drive with high clearance. Did they ever. Our 26 mile trip took about five hours and kept us from doing it again the next day. Pre- 9/11, you could leave your campsite at Rio Grande Village and walk to the river. For a couple of dollars a nice Mexican ...

... know beforehand whether we would be car camping, primitive camping, or backpacking, and we had brought along options for everything. Therefore, actually packing up our stuff took much longer than it otherwise would have. Anyway, after lunch, we set off up the trail. PHOTO_ID_R=setting-off--heading-towards -emory-peak.jpg That first day, we only had to hike 3.7 miles. However, it was an unrelenting uphill climb, and each of us were carrying 12 ...

... cold air. Heading South the next day we called into Fort Davis, a partly restored former army outpost dating back to 1864. Here we had a good look around and the kids did their Junior Ranger Badges passing the quite difficult test with flying colors.There was lots of restored buildings and interesting exhibits dating back to the Indian and civil wars. We then headed South for big bend, a huge National ...

... elevation gain) and Rio Grande overlook trails Finally the capstone hike is the South Rim Trail which looks across into Mexico! This is an all day affair covering 14 miles and gaining 2500 feet in elevation. Below are some pictures and a video clip of this tremendous hike.

... just an additional 214 pictures from that side trip for you all to look at.) We've found ourselves in quite a haven out here in NOWHERE (though surprisingly the prices make us think we're somewhere special.) We've got ourselves a whole house to stay in for the night (aaahhhh a real bed.) and we cooked ourselves a frozen pizza ( a treat b/c it's not something you can do very well over ...

... If the hotel does not provide breakfast, Michelle provides an assortment of breakfast items, including hot cereal, cold cereal, yogurt, hard boiled eggs, coffee, hot chocolate, etc. Michelle also sets up a table beside the van each morning loaded with items from which we make sandwiches and/or choose from a variety of road snacks including whole grain breads, peanut butter and jelly, trail mix, Gatorade, and a selection of Cliff, Luna, Kashi, Zone and ...