A Hike In The Hills And A Visit To "The Desk"

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A collage of murals painted by local artists.  They have created a walking tour of alleys and businesses.  It was great weather for a day out.   Still cool at 16C but the sun was shining.

We did a little Christmas decorating in the trailer.  A great indoor activity and made for a great happy hour!

Enjoying an afternoon cup of coffee while doing some Facebook and reading.

This is our site, number 45.  I think it is one of the best and the most secluded from other campsites.

We took a hike in the hills around Alpine.  An interesting marker sits on top of a mountain outside of the university.  It is called, "The Desk".  In 1981, three students tired of all the noise and commotion in the dorms decided to haul a desk up to the top creating a quiet and peaceful place to study.  It has remained there as a landmark ever since.  In the desk drawers are notebooks for visitors to sign.  The notebooks are replaced by someone when they are full.  One person wrote that they left their cell phone on the desk and five days later when they returned to look for it, it was still there.  

The Desk!

The Teacher!

The city of Alpine, Texas below.

The views are incredible, no smog, just fresh air.

Getting closer to the top.  The trail is rocky and a bit slippery.  A lot of flora to be found and it is fun to try and identify the plants and flowers.  

Agave Havardiana  (and an old pair of Flexi shoes)

Verbena and Bahiopsis

I don't know if I have ever mentioned it before, but one of my many nieces, Dr. Melissa Islam, is a botanist and is a biodiversity researcher at the Denver Botanic Gardens.  As she always says, "There's no such thing as a weed!"