We spent most of our day in the Ft. Davis area, specifically at the McDonald Observatory. It’s in the middle of nowhere, on a 2-lane road that winds up a steep mountain. There’s tons of historical  markers along the way to pay homage to settlers long forgotten, and a few that are well known to the west Texas area. There are a lot of recognition for the CCC from the depression era, also known as the Civilian Conservation Corps. All of the rocks and brick laid around sharp turns were built by the CCC prior to 1942. I was out of cell range shortly after I left Alpine and had…