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I am way behind on our posting, We are not in big bend now. We are in El Paso TX.The reason for that is when we went to the west side of Big Bend we went to a campground in a very small town called Terlingua TX. Short story, (long one later) we had trouble with the air brakes and suspension. there are no rv dealers near where we were. We had to have a wrecker come from El Paso and tow us back to El Paso TX. to a freightliner dealer to have it fixed. That is a total of about 300 miles. Now I hope that you are sitting down for what it cost.....$2700.00. Yes that is twenty seven hundred dollars. Got to go now will post about Big Bend area and what happens later. Also what was wrong and hopefully it will not have four numbers in the total price to have it fixed.

More later.

Fort Stockton TX

We have stopped in Fort Stockton for some sight seeing before we head into Big Bend Nat. Park.

We were somewhat disappointed with what was there. We visited the U.S. Army Fort and The Annie Riggs Museum. The Fort was built on the Chihuahua Trail. The springs which once flowed over 80 million gallons of water daily, served the Fort and later the town with all the water they needed. It was widely known as a way station along several well traveled routes. The Butterfield overland mail route, and the Great Comanche War Trail, and many others used this stopping point. Fort Stockton was founded in 1858. In 1912 the railroad came, in 1926 oil was discovered, the fourth largest oil reserve bringing many boom towns to the area. The seven year drought of the 50's coupled with increased irrigation brought an end to the famed Comnanche Springs, as the water table dropped and the springs ceased flowing. On to Big Bend area tomorrow.