Alpine is in the Texas Big Bend country south of I-10 on US Highway 90. We came this way last year, passing through Alpine to our overnight stop in Marathon, Texas about 25 miles east of Alpine. At the time, we noted that just north of Alpine is Fort Davis a Civil War/Indian War fort that has been restored as a National Historic Monument. Also nearby there is the McDonald Observatory, a world class observatory. So, this year we decided to visit both attractions.
We lost another hour en route and are now in the Central Time Zone. We arrived at our RV park in Alpine, The Lost Alaskan RV Park (a strange name and we are unsure of the reason why) about 3:00 pm local.
After hooking up and resting a little, the plan is to go out for dinner at a local Mexican restaurant recommended by the park staff. There are three Mexican restaurants in the same block so there is obviously a market here for Mexican food.
Alpine is actually a fairly large town in this part of Texas. It is also the home to Sul Ross State University and is the gateway to the Davis Mountains north of here and Big Bend National Park to the south.
The plan for tomorrow is to tour Ft. Davis, about 25 miles north of here in the morning and visit McDonald Observatory in the afternoon for a tour, a twilight program and a star observation tour in the evening.
We will be here two nights then will leave for Fredericksburg, Texas on Sunday on our way east.
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