Beautiful drive from Balmorhea into the Davis Mountains. It’s windy but that seems to be a theme. During check in at the Davis Mountains State Park the ranger assigns me what they said was the most requested spot in the park. It is at the end of a cul de sac which only has 4 sites on the road, has shade and overlooks a dry wash. There is another, much longer road with campsites the other side of the wash. The site is at an elevation 5050 and is nestled in a valley between several peaks.
Once getting set up we drove up to a scenic lookout along the original road constructed by the CCC (along with a lodge which is still in operation in the park). Then we drove into the town of Ft. Davis which is about four miles away.
The historic fort is at the edge of town so we stop there first. Had a great talk with a ranger and walked around the grounds. Several buildings have been restored and many other ruins are visible. The Santa Fe Trail passed through the fort and there are still obvious ruts along the path.
Found some over-priced groceries in town, including a steak and some charcoal. Returning to the campground, it’s still too windy for me to be comfortable lighting the charcoal in the fire pit which had a grill. Sunny and I walked around the campground a while. Heard about a wildfire not far away and saw a park fire truck re-filling near my campsite. Getting hungry, I created a wind block around a small area under the grill and got the fire started. Steak and baked potato came out great.
Buzzards kept circling while we were cooking. Turns out a flock of at least 30 buzzards roost in a tree near the campsite. Rather interesting watching them come in and compete for territory.
Stepped out a little after dark to be astounded by how many stars I could see in the small section of visible sky.
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