Thursday, December 11, 2003
Parkview RV Park, Fort Stockton, TX - Dec 10-11
We chose this rather dumpy park because it's Passport America. The half-price spots are all within 50 yards of a US highway. Of course, we could have spent over twice as much for an equally dumpy park by an Interstate. Such is camping in west Texas.Fort Stockton started as Camp Stockton in 1858. It protected travelers and settlers on the roads & trails that made use of the abundant water supply here. The town is now a stopping point for people on their way to more interesting places.
Texans think nothing of driving several hundred miles, so by that standard there are a lot of places "nearby". While resting up here you can visit several historical museums, take a nice driving tour of historic buildings & sites (which we took & enjoyed), and visit the nearby Ste. Genevieve Winery. Unfortunately, winery tours are only given on Weds & Sat, so we missed out on that. Doug has found their wines to be quite enjoyable.# posted by Doug and Willie @ 11:40 PM 
