TRip Out West

[Wayne]

Went on a trip out to West Texas last week. One place I visited was Seminole State Park. Wanted to see the Pictographs on the rocks. Went down the Windmill Trail and found what Steve Adams and I believe is a Currie. Plus a neat painted Dempster. Been on many trips and for the first and I hope the last time had car trouble, had to be hauled into a shop in Alpine Texas on Friday afternoon about 7 PM. Walked over to the shop Saturday, found them working. Told them I'd gladly pay the overtime if they would work on it Sunday. Got a call about noon Sunday they had my car repaired. Got to spend 1 day in Big Bend instead of the 3 I was planning on.

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[Windcatcher530 Dan]

Well that is pretty cool Wayne thanks for the pics !!

[RPinAZ]

That is cool. Sorry to hear about your car troubles. Did you spend any time at the Pecos River High Bridge and did you give your regards to Miss Lilly?

[mtblah]

The fan on the ground was an impressive size !

[Wayne]

I did spend time at the Pecos High Bridge. Awesome! I did go by the Jersey Lilly. Was kinda disappointed. I don't think the State Texas is doing a very good job taking care of the Jersey Lilly. There's a Jersey Lilly at a museum in Pecos that really looks good. I thought the fan looked big also, but in the Windmillers Bible it say they only went up to 10FT. I've been trying to upload a sign that told the story of the mill. For some reason it's not going through. It told that a Rancher had put the windmill over a spring. During it's day it pumped water for the folks around there and for the railroad. It pumped to a stone tank up on a hill. I drove by the tank coming into the park.

[Wayne]

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The photo finally came through.

[windybob]

Thanks Wayne. You went through my greatest fear when travelling. A breakdown. Glad it went well getting it fixed.

[Wayne]

I found out there's always blessings in Dark Clouds. I was on top of a mountain driving around right before it quit. It waited to quit until I got on flat ground. Then finding the the garage open on Saturday, so I could talk to them and get the repairs started. Plus it could have happened in Big Bend where there's no cell coverage. So all in all it was a good trip. Big let down coming back home to the same old grind!