Drove out of New Mexico, but first a stop at almost 9,000 ft elevation Cloudcroft, where we had a huge breakfast at Big Daddy's Diner. Then 400 miles across the plains into Texas; only the Welcome to Texas sign let us know we were in a new state. Passed fields of oil derricks both in NM and TX, otherwise not much along US380.
A night spent at Aspermont, a RV park in process......
"leave $20 & spend the night". and we did.
The next day we arrived at Ft. Richardson Historic Park, [Jacksboro, TX] where there was nice camping and the main attraction, the fort. Built in 1867 to help manage the federal reconstruction of Texas, it quickly switched purposes. The fort (quoting), "provided protection for settlers from raiding Indians (Comanches) on the North Texas frontier." Still standing is the hospital, the fort commander's house, and a number of reconstructed buildings including, the barracks, the bakery, and the morgue. Fort Richardson was decomissioned in 1878, after only 11 years of use.
The government spent $150,000 to build the hospital; a good use of taxpayers money?
Twitching a bit just reminicing of that state........
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