When we left Brackettville and headed to Langtry, the scenery was so barron. It looked like a giant bucket loader took gravel and piled it up in several heaps. And that's exactly what it looked like, gravel with many different sized rocks. As we drove along we could see the landscape dotted with a few dwellings, some occupied and many deserted. I could picture people settling here, with their covered wagons and all their belongings. How did they ever do it, with such a rough terraine, hills, valleys, canyons, etc. No wonder there were so many abandoned homes. The only vegetation was some prickly pear cactus and small bushes.
And here we are, miles from any civilization.
This is the bridge we crossed going over the Pecos just past where it connects to the Rio Grande.
And of course, here's Bruno. He loves it when he doesn't have to be leached. He listens so well, he has that luxury.
The top of the picture is the Rio Grande, with Mexico on the other side. This is the Pecos River running into
the Rio Grande.
Our next stop was Langtry, Texas. A town with the population of 17. The legendary Judge Roy Bean ran the town. I spoke with the store keeper, his grandfather and Roy Bean didn't like each other, they almost shot it out.They had an RV park with 5 full hook-ups. It was really kind of neat. And we could see Mexico.
This was the saloon and pool hall.
Here's a little history.
We had to take a ride to see if the Jeep was truly "trail tested"
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