Weather warnings had been issued for high winds in Study Butte,
with gusts up to 50 mph. So we packed up
and travelled further north to Fort Davis, the highest town in Texas (5050ft). We then set about cleaning the RV from top to
toe because dust had got in everywhere over the last two days – in future we
will shut the roof vents!
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| View of Fort Davis NHS |
We visited the National Historic Site of Fort Davis. During the Indian Wars period of 1867 – 85,
this fort was manned by African-American troops (including 9th and
10th Cavalry known as Buffalo Soldiers). Their mission was to protect the mail and
travel routes between San Antonio and El Paso.
Renovation work had been well done on some of the adobe and brick buildings
of which there used to be up to 100 buildings to house up to 400 soldiers.
We climbed the hill in the Davis State Park behind the Fort. This whole region was looking very dry but we can see cattle is the far distance.
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