Cap Rock State Park, Quitaque, TX
First stop of the day was Billy the Kid Museum in New Mexico. We thought it would just be a quick walk thru, but we ended up spending a couple of hours here.
Yes, there's definitely the memorabilia for true Billy the Kid aficionados, like Billy's real rifle (!), the curtain that hung on the door where he was killed, and the door - with bullet holes - where he was shot. Of course, there was a disclaimer that said the bullet holes were put there years AFTER he was shot, but nonetheless...the real door!!
We really enjoyed the PBS film about Billy the Kid and learned so much. I'm just waiting for someone to ask me something, anything about Billy.
This museum went on and on. It also had just about everything you can imagine. Collections of typewriters, saddles, pottery, dishes, farm equipment, cars, rifles, sheriff badges...
There was also the replica of Billy the Kid's grave. The real grave is about 3 miles away. We were going to go there, but then read that they weren't sure that Billy the Kid was actually buried there. Between vandals and torrential rain storms that have washed it away it can't be verified. So, we decided to just be satisfied with the replica.
Yeah,we got the obligatory shot of Ned in jail.
We had planned on staying at a state park in New Mexico tonight, but while stocking up for supplies we discovered that New Mexico doesn't sell beer (or any alcohol) on Sundays. WTF?! We made a run for the Texas border and pushed on...
A great decision. We're staying at Cap Rock State Park that is a sanctuary for Bison. We had a great time watching the herd of Bison as we pulled into the campground.
We took a bike ride thru the park and also discovered Prairie dog town. OMG - we had so much fun just watching these little guys scurrying around, chattering away and ducking in and out of their holes.
Love the picture of Ned capturing video of the prairie dogs. You can't help but crack up watching these guys scamper around.
If you're ever driving thru the Panhandle of Texas for sure check this out.
The views here are also spectacular. We're camped on a bluff overlooking this red rock mountain range.
The wind has really kicked up so it made the bike riding a bit of a challenge.
Here's our home for the evening. Howdy y'all.
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