Terlingua, TX

The storm never materialized here and neither did the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar.  However, it is the winter solstice, the shortest amount of daylight for this year.

We visit the ghost town of Terlingua which supported the mercury mine of the same name.  The town today is alive and well with an outfitter, a campground, a mercantile and and the Starlight theatre, converted into a restaurant, all housed in original stone and adobe buildings.  We stay a second night in Study (pronounced Stoody) Butte.

Poudre is glad for this short day after touring
Big Bend National Park

Long-billed thrasher at the campground in Study Butte

Terlingua Cemetery

Terlingua Campground, lobby is in the school bus

View from Terlingua

Remains of a adobe and stone house

Internet Cafe

Restored and renovated adobe and stone houses

Beautifully renovated stone and adobe house in Terlingua

Starlight theatre dating back to the 1900's and is now
a restaurant

The end to another wonderful day