PECOS TO DEL RIO & BACK-in 37 hrs. PART 1.

COOL CACTUS-
1. They quarry ALOT of rock around Sanderson and Langtry.
2. A big Century plant..at least that's what we call it. After it blooms, it dies.
3.&4. Saguaro Cactus-these are not native to Texas. They were brought from either CA, AZ or MX.
5. A flowering barrel cactus.
Here's the stats:
Pecos to Del Rio-3 hrs. and 45 min./238 miles.
Del Rio to San Antonio-2 hrs. 45 min./154 miles
Del Rio to San Marcos-3 hrs. 30 min./202 miles
Del Rio to Austin-4 hrs./232 miles
The trip over there was fine and rather pretty and interesting in some spots but pretty darn desolate after you leave Ft. Stockton...that's an hour into the trip. Better have gas and check the tires and fluids! It sorta creeped me out. We saw at least 6 or 8 Border Patrol trucks with their built in "paddy wagons" on the back. They didn't creep me out.
After Ft. Stcokton, the next town is Sanderson-population about 900.
Then on thru Langtry, home of Judge Roy Bean...more on him later. I bet there aren't more than 2 dozen folks living there.