Head to the Mountains -- of Texas?

Friday, June 24, 2016

Today we were ready to hit the ground running, headed to Alpine, TX to check out an RV Park for an upcoming West Texas Chapter Rally. Alpine is the gateway to the Big Bend region, which has mountains, yes, in Texas! 

We managed to pull out about 9am, but decided to go to Eastland to check our PO box for an incoming customer's check. No check, oh well, but we were on the way to Alpine by 9:15.

The GPS wanted to take us odd places again, but we stuck to the interstate, taking I-20 west to Monahans, then south from there.

We stopped a few more times than we liked, but each time there was a good reason -- we had a hiccup driving that felt like we got something or something broke, so we had to check it out. We found nothing.

A few more rest stops, due to it being hot out and we drank more than usual.

And the usual stop for lunch. 

Mountains off in the distance! In Texas!

We got to the Lost Alaskan RV Park about 4, and were set up by 5. The temperature was not too bad, since there were clouds in the area, and the humidity was still low. About 90 degrees, but felt pleasant in the shade.

After we were sufficiently set up we headed to go eat at one of the restaurants we'd picked out to try for rally options, called LaCasita (Mexican food). We didn't have too much trouble finding it, but had to go get some cash because they don't take credit cards. We then went in and had a really good meal. The place is a bit of a hole in the wall, but I would go back because of the quesadillas! They were great!

After dinner, we drove around the town of Alpine for a while, getting the lay of the land. The town is surrounded by hills, and there are lots of pine and spruce trees around!

We then went and scoped out the park's rally hall, then went back to the trailer and relaxed, it was a long drive here.

Our site, #12 at the Lost Alaskan RV Park.