Kim: Day 15
Today we spent most of our day at McDonald Observatory, taking in the museum and visitor center gift shop, as well as attending a lecture and solar viewing. Then we got to explore the really good stuff on a tour of the big telescopes. We spent an hour and a half viewing and learning about 2 of the large research telescope up on the hill. We drove on the highest road in Texas to get there.
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A storm greeted us at the end of our tour, but as we drove, we left it behind. We meandered across the Davis Mountains and stopped at a few interesting stops along the way, including Prada Marfa and a tethered blimp used by the US border patrol.
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Our scenic driving led us back to Marfa where we explored the town and the Hotel Paisano where the actors stayed when shooting the film "Giant" - James Dean, etc..
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Landing back in Fort Davis, we had the best type of dinner - an ice cream dinner and then relaxed at our hotel patio and pool, not searching out sunsets at all, but enjoying the relaxing time with family before our roadtrip comes to a close tomorrow after 16 days.
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