Day 24- Seminole Canyon SP to Bracketville

Another hard day into the wind, albeit much less intense and half the day a turn in the route provided a mild crosswind. (Note: This is a sunset view from the commune on the outskirts of Marathon, but it seemed like a nice shot of West Texas, not unlike the terrain and Mesa of Seminole Canyon SP.)

We left a bit late allowing time to visit a most informative museum in the park and set off for Del Rio. We did have to complete the 9 miles from the park into the village of Comstock. The terrain into Del Rio was similar to the prior day but with much less intense wind. The local sherrif's department provided an escort over a mile long bridge that spanned an arm of the binational Armistad Reservoir created by a dam on the Rio Grande near the mouth of the Pecos River. This area presented significant challenges to the railroad seeking to span several canyons. Del Rio turned out to be quite the thriving community including a most excellent Rudy's restaurant lunch stop for a brisket sandwich. Again, the Sherrif deputies came to our rescue and escorted us out of town. We passed a large Air Force base on the east side of town and noted many ranches with high fences. My interpretation is that these are ranches converted to raising wild game for hunting.

We camped overnight in decommissioned Army Fort Clark, that contained many rock faced buildings in excellent condition. Bubba hosted an ice cream social after dinner with the Women's Tour.