Recovery

After hurting my foot, we’re spending 3 days at Davis Mountains State Park without going out on the trails. For the first 2 days, my walking was from the couch to the back (5 steps to the bathroom and 6 to the bed). Things are much better now so we did a little sight-seeing. 

The campground is in a valley with absolutely no cell phone or TV signals. But, you can drive 1 mile to the top of the mountain to both see the view and get cell phone service. The funny part is there is a repeater station there for the fire station and the ranger stations. They apparently keep a speaker on to test the system. John and I were looking at the view and suddenly we heard voices. The other people at the top (some distance away) pretty much thought we were crazy when we mentioned the voices.

Nearby is Fort Davis National Historical Site. The outpost was active from 1854 -1891 to protect travelers passing from San Antonio to El Paso. We braved the cold and wind to walk around the military post.

One thing I liked were all the toys found at the site for the soldiers families. One room had a clarinet, piccolo, guitar, violin, and piano that kept the adults busy too. But the barracks for the enlisted men was pretty sparse.

We’re off the Big Bend National Park. Most likely that means no cell phone or wifi service for up to a week.