We have decided to go ahead and travel down to the Big Bend National Park before continuing to the AZ deserts. We have heard too much good and read a lot of interesting stuff about it (thanks again, Eddie) that we just have to see it. Or at least some of it. So, we leave in the AM for Big Bend. We are at the Amistad National Recreation Area on the Texas/Mexico border. It's a very large reservoir formed by a dam and is world renown for it's bass fishing. Since it is a federal area, camping is quite inexpensive for us old duffers. No hookups but who cares?
I noticed that I didn't attach a group picture of the gang that enjoyed the fish fry so it's added here along with the pix of the lake and the dam. This is as close to Mexico as we'll get.
One of the pix shows Hiway 90 and the railroad trestle westbound across Lake Amistad. The dam and reservoir were built to support the close "friendship" between the US and Mexico. Unfortunately, it has become another pipeline avenue for drugs and immigrants as the large lake extends across both borders, but then, so has the rest of the border:(
It is doubtful the cell service will support calls and internet in Big Bend so it will be a few days until we return to "civilization" again:)
Stay warm and safe.
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