9:20 AM Tuesday, February 22, 2005

We arrived in Ft. Stockton, TX about 1 PM yesterday. Parkview RV Park (a Passport America park, only $9 a night) was nearly empty but by bedtime, quite a few rigs had pulled in and set up for the night. I couldn't get a picture because it was too dark, but the view to the west was spectacular last night. The town is five miles long, spread out along the I-10 business corridor and from our park (which must be at a higher elevation but that fact is not obvious), we could see it from end to end and all the lights were sparkling and it was really pretty. After getting set up we went in to town to find some lunch then we went exploring. We found a very interesting museum, the remains of the original Ft. Stockton and several other historic spots. At about 7,000 population, this is the perfect size town to rattle around in ... no chance of getting lost and very light traffic! Longer day today ... all the way to Junction, about 200 miles.