Law West of the Pecos

We left Big Bend and are heading east. A neat stop was Langtry Texas where there is a free museum on Judge Roy Bean. His interpretation of the law was so unique that he became a legend during his life. Since the town didn’t have a jail, he would fine the perpetrator and then keep the money.  Court was on the porch of his bar and he might stop proceedings to serve his customers.

We loved the cactus garden at the same stop. We’re still learning the plants in the desert. This was a different type of cactus. I wouldn’t have thought these were cactus in the stones.