Sunrise from the hill to the east of Indian Lodge in Fort Davis State Park.  Fort Davis was another in the string of forts to protect travelers in West Texas.  The Park includes a wonderful facility, Indian Lodge, the original part of which was built by the CCC in the 1930s. 

The actual fort has been restored and lies on the outside of the valley that contains the lodge.  Interestingly to me, the fort originally counted one or two Gatlin guns among its inventory but the troops were not funded/given enough ammunition to shoot the guns.  From the tops of the hills surrounding the valley one can see the McDonald observatories several miles away to the west. 

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 This is an Acorn woodpecker that was around a feeder station below the Lodge...

 

A Cactus wren...