Brewster County Texas: Alpine/Terlingua

Hubby and I are planning a visit to the Alpine/Ft. Davis/Terlingua
area of Texas this November and are looking for information from folks
who have been there.

Now before you get all "started" with the Big Bend National Park and
all that camping, hiking, kayaking, mountain bike riding kinda stuff,
let's remember please, that Auntie Em is NOT an outdoor person and
most assuredly will NOT be engaging in such activities. (Aside from a
scenic drive through the park just to see what all the hub-bub is
about and "maybe" just "maybe" chatching a glimps of a aoudad,
javalina and possibly a puma.)

We are wondering what the best places to eat are, other nightlife,
good "souviner" spots and the like.

We figure that we will go to the observatory and probably the hot
springs at the Rio Grande, a few ghost towns (hubby likes that
historical stuff) . And absolutely the Marfa Spook Lights - which,
along with eating at "the Kiva" and the "Starlight", I expect to be
the highlight of the journey.

Any Big Bend lovers out there?

Em
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents,
and the second half by our children.
--- Clarence Darrow
(make that YOUR children).

Your limitations rather take the wind out of my sails!

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"Auntie Em" wrote in message
...
Hubby and I are planning a visit to the Alpine/Ft. Davis/Terlingua
area of Texas this November and are looking for information from folks
who have been there.

Now before you get all "started" with the Big Bend National Park and
all that camping, hiking, kayaking, mountain bike riding kinda stuff,
let's remember please, that Auntie Em is NOT an outdoor person and
most assuredly will NOT be engaging in such activities. (Aside from a
scenic drive through the park just to see what all the hub-bub is
about and "maybe" just "maybe" chatching a glimps of a aoudad,
javalina and possibly a puma.)

We are wondering what the best places to eat are, other nightlife,
good "souviner" spots and the like.

We figure that we will go to the observatory and probably the hot
springs at the Rio Grande, a few ghost towns (hubby likes that
historical stuff) . And absolutely the Marfa Spook Lights - which,
along with eating at "the Kiva" and the "Starlight", I expect to be
the highlight of the journey.

Any Big Bend lovers out there?

Em
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents,
and the second half by our children.
--- Clarence Darrow
(make that YOUR children).

Auntie Em wrote in
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We figure that we will go to the observatory and probably the hot
springs at the Rio Grande

Unless things have changed in the past ten years, there's a chance
you might need to check to see if you can do the hot springs, which
are at the end of a not-the-best dirt/sand road.

It's not that you need any special or 4WD vehicle to do it -- we did
it in the crummy van we rented -- but if your car happens to be
particularly low-slung it might get hung up. Normal plain-old sedan
is fine, but a sports car might not be, if you were planning to be in
one.

--
Jim Battista
A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:45:54 GMT, "Mike Hanlon"
wrote:


"Auntie Em" wrote in message
.. .
Hubby and I are planning a visit to the Alpine/Ft. Davis/Terlingua
area of Texas this November

snip

We figure that we will go to the observatory and probably the hot
springs at the Rio Grande, a few ghost towns (hubby likes that
historical stuff) .

You'd probably figure this out yourself anyway, but be sure to make it to
Castelon. If you're lucky (or you plan) you'll get a ranger-led tour of the
old cemetery. Two-or-three years ago, the story the ranger (ok really a
volunteer) told of a typical Mexican/Indian burial was very touching.


That sounds great. I will be sure to put in on our list. I am pretty
sure that we were planning on hitting this ghost town, however, I
didn't know about the possibility of a tour and that makes it sound
even better. Thanks.

Em
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents,
and the second half by our children.
--- Clarence Darrow
(make that YOUR children).