We bid adieu to Cottonwood Campground in Big Bend at 8 AM, and saw yet more beautiful scenery, with cloud cover and the desert in bloom. At Marathon we turned east, on US90, which follows the old Union Pacific transcontinental route, the second rail line coast to coast.
At Sanderson we mailed a package, bought propane, and ate lunch in the No Name Cafe. We learned that Sanderson was not doing too well, due to the railroad closing a maintenance operation. The border patrol will be bringing in a few employees. The town looked kind of broken down, with lots of closed businesses.
We stopped briefly at Langtry Texas, where the Judge Bean museum is located with a Texas travel center. We were really there to check email using the free WIFI.
We made it to Seminole State Park, known for rock art, in time to make the 3 PM tour. Jack was a good tour guide, explaining, as best he could, the probable significance of the rock art, and the time period the art was believed to have been done. We went down steep stairways into the canyon, and then up to the overhangs where the rock art was located. Much of the art is believed to be 3000 years old, and in the Pecos River style. We also learned about the diet of the ancient indians, who ate little meat, and worked very hard to get nutrition from desert plants.
After the tour, we headed up to the park campground, where we had a great view of the sunset from the top of the hill.
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