We left El Paso, Texas, a couple of days ago and drove to Balmorhea State Park. I've always been told that West Texas is boring, something to be endured with gritted teeth. So far I'm not at all bored. What we've seen so far has been quite beautiful, with loads of variety. Maybe tomorrow I'll get bored ... :P I made a reservation to stay here for two days. After looking at the map and doing a bit of a Google-gander, we both thought we might only want to stay one night and move on. By the time we got to Balmorhea, though, we were thinking two nights might not be enough. It's so peaceful here, so quiet. The landscape and the views seep into your soul, and a few more days seems like just the thing. We're on our way to San Antonio though, and have some appointments we're excited to keep, so this place will have to go back on the list for "next time." Moonrise and sunset coincided both nights we were here, which gave the moon this beautiful golden glow against a pink-and-purple darkening sky. I took this picture from our campsite using the roof of the car as a brace. What an amazing view to have out one's window!