Pecos

 2/26- Del Rio TX, Governor’s Landing campground, Amistad National recreation area

   From Marathon it was 160 miles of a whole lot of nothing. While it wasn’t flat it was just desert for as far as you could see and that was a very long way. We did wind through some hills so at least there were curves in the road but that did little to disrupt the flow of sage brush past our windows. 

    However around mile 165 we pulled off at a rest area which was on the crest of a hill. The view was a full 360 of desert for maybe 20 miles. Again not a whole lot to look at other than the sheer vastness of this place. We did stop to read a couple of historical plaques which talked about the railroad having to cross the Pecos River and how hard it was. I was finding that hard to believe after wading across the Rio Grande. 

     A couple of more miles down the road and we saw the big deal. The Pecos was at the bottom of a 300 foot gorge that the bridge went across. It was quite impressive and scary crossing this bridge. 

    We ended up in the Governor’s Landing campground which is part of the Amistad National Recreation area. This is a dammed up section of the Rio Grande and forms a rather large lake. It is a sparkling blue in color surrounded by the white shore of limestone. While I haven’t sailed on the Amistad I have been on the boat many times. While I was wondering what a schooner was doing out here in the desert it turns out Amistad means friends together or something. 

    Again we are right on the border here and the Border Patrol presence is everywhere. We have seen blimps and have had to pass through numerous check points. It is rare to travel ten miles on this road without seeing a Border Partrol truck. 


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