Desert

I said we were off to see a brothel, which we did. Miss Hatie's actually. Quite interesting. It operated until 1951, when it was finally closed for good by the Texas Rangers. When the current owner bought it, a lot of the original furnishings were still in place. He now operates it as a museum. Sorry for the lack of pics, but I couldn't get them to upload. We also did a tour of Fort Concho which is a restored frontier fort and for the most part, intact in the original form although restoration is on going. The last stop of the day ( Thursday) was to the San Angleo Stock Show and Rodeo. What a great night it was, with bull riding, calf roping, cow wrestling and bronc riding. The end of the show was Mutton' Bustin' where young kids 5-7 years old, tried to ride a sheep. Again, the pictures wouldn't upload, but I'll try again. We are in Balmorhea TX tonight which is about 150 miles East of El Paso. Tomorrow is a short drive to Van Horn and a two night stay. The temp is above 70 today. The land between San Angelo and here has become more and more arid with the vegetation changing from Mesquite to sage and cactus.