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Submitted by Arno on Mon, 2024-01-29 04:01
Friday, Oct 13, 2023 - 07:30am to Monday, Oct 16, 2023 - 06:00pm
Alpine
Texas

 

Members of the Lone Star Section caravanned 1,200 miles on Friday, October 13, 2023, to the southwest part of Texas. The first stop was for lunch in Fort Stockton, Texas home of the world’s largest roadrunner, Paisano Pete.  The group had lunch at BienVenidos Mexican Restaurant. After lunch, the group went to The Grey Mule Saloon tasting room to try some local wine. Members of the Section were greeted by former mayor and members Chris and Tracy Alexander. 

Saturday morning, the members lined up for a drive to McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas for viewing of the annular eclipse that traveled from Oregon to Texas, encircling the Moon.  McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near unincorporated community of Fort Davis, Texas.  The facility is located in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.  After the viewing of the eclipse, members drove to Prada Marfa for a photo op. Prada Marfa is a site-specific, land art project by artists Elmgreen & Dragset constructed in 2005. Once the photos were taken the drive continued to Marfa, Texas for lunch at The Sentinel.

Sunday morning the members drove the winding roads to Big Bend National Park, stopping in Terlingua, Texas. The group had lunch at Chisos Mountain Lodge. The last stop of the day was the Gage Hotel to visit White Buffalo Bar, named one of the Best Hotel Bars by Texas Monthly Magazine. Monday morning all the members returned to their homes on their own.