Ft. Davis

Another 3-day weekend, another trip to Texas. Ft. Davis, Marfa, (again) for the Marfa Lights Festival and back to Chinati Hot Springs for some well-needed hot springs relaxation.
Ft. Davis was new to me as a destination. After a lovely drive down Rt. 118 after the boredom of I-10 I arrived in Ft. Davis in the mid-afternoon. It's only 26 miles from Marfa, but has a very different family-vacation kind of vibe.
I stayed at the Stone Lodge Tourist Camp. An old motel restored with "camp rooms" two cool stone walls, twin beds and a sink, with a screen door and a bathroom down the hall. The room was cozy, just right for beating the heat of the high desert sun, but the main attraction here was the pool. After a long day on the road it was nice to unwind with a cold lone star while looking out on the mountains.
I spent the evening in Marfa at the festival (have you ever heard a Beatles cumbia??!) and at Padre's and was in bed early enough to get up early and spend some more time reading by the pool.