Mountain Stop

We’re stayed overnight in the Guadalupe Mountains.  We’ve seen several deer, lizards, and a coyote.  The coyote stopped and looked at us while we were looking at him.  Very cool!  This is another area where the night skies are amazing.  It was close to a full moon.  While the stars were still bright, the ground was well lit with the moon light. 

Our hike was along a river bed.  Sometimes there was water, but mostly it was dry. The picture shows an interesting tree, the Texas madrone. Love the coloring.

Odessa Texas is interesting.  You see literally hundreds of oil wells along the road coming into town.  Even in town there are oil wells.  The businesses are all things like machinery shops, pipe companies, and oil well parts.  I'm assuming it's a difficult job.  There are a lot of chiropractors and physical therapy businesses along with injury law firms.