Spring Fun Run (Alpine, TX)
March 26-29, 2009
The Second ride on Saturday we went north to Fort Davis, the state park, McDonald Observatory and Prada north of Valentine.
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We rode to Fort Davis for breakfast Saturday morning.
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  Ate breakfast at the Old Texas Inn. Not the best breakfast.
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The town square in Fort Davis
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Then on to the fort.  
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After breakfast we went to the national historic site of Fort Davis.
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  Some of the buildings set against the hills.
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David checking things out. The officers quarters around the parade grounds.
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  Some of the buildings didn't have much left.
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Next stop was the Fort Davis State Park with a nice overview of the Fort Davis area.
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  John by a yucca (John is the one on the right).
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The parking area at the overlook was a nice level area. The ride up here was very nice also.
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By now we were hungry so the next stop was the Black Bear restaurant at the state park for pie.
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Bob and Dorothy  
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Up at McDonald Observatory. This was at the Hobby-Eberly telescope. The primary mirror is 11.1 X 9.8 meters.
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Looking down at the visitors center for the McDonald Observatory  
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The Prada building a couple miles north of the Valentine metroplex.