Prude Dude in Texas

March 19,2018
I am stopped for the night, nestled in a valley with actual trees! Unusual for the Southwest. I am at the Historic Prude Ranch & RV Park. When I checked in the building said office, I walked in and no one was around.  It was a large building with a Hotel-like desk, rustic Ranch-style lounge area and a huge dinngroom. No-one was there. I walked over to the registration desk and a sign said if the office was closed, to park in the RV space and check-in in the Morning.  Very trusting. There were only two RV's here and one was not occupied. I met the other RV'er who gave me the internet password so that is what I am using.
At my last blog, I was in Arizona in a Christian owned RV park, I stayed 2 nights because of the wind. I was planning to stay another night but I got good advice from the owner, that if I left early I could beat the wind. He was right.  I was able to dump my tanks, fill up with water (40gals), a good idea in the desert, and wash clothes while I was there. I left Sunday morning after attempting to get the live stream of our church service and couldn't. I drove to Las Cruses, New Mexico and stayed the night in a Pilot truck stop. I slept a good 8 hours, even after taking a nap from 3-6 PM (Very unusual for me). The wind was getting stronger about 2:30 PM, it was hard to even walk, so I got gas and parked and took a nap. Once you understand that desiel trucks make deliel smells and all sorts of interesting sounds,( beep,beep,beep when backing up, pshsst sounds of the brakes,etc. I just allowed the wind to rock me to sleep and ignored the sounds and smells and slept good.
Today, I started out and stopped for a break at Sam's Club In El Paso, TX.  I had received a text from my full-time RVing Hippy friend (that came to my Christmas Eve party and played the Recorder).(Oh, I forgot, I wasn't blogging then so you didn't know.)  He suggested since I was going that way to take a side trip to Langtry, TX, where Judge Roy Bean's museum and opera house is. (the "hangin'judge" in Western History). Sounded like fun, so I headed that way but stopped for the night here at the Prude Ranch.(prude-ranch.com).  I saw the weather forcast for the East and am understanding why I have been slowed down a lot.  So while I am poking along, why not enjoy the sights. Tomorrow, I think I will stop by Ft. Davis National Park, where the Fort has been preserved or reconstructed, it is only abour 8 miles away. Lots of Western History in this area.  All my years of watching Western movies,is coming to life. Weather is perfect (except for a little wind) in the 60's and the scenery is so interesting. I came to the Ranch on a back road with cattle crossings ( 2x4 boards laid about 2 inches apart accross the road). Cows are afraid to cross it, I guess because they think they would get their hoofs caught in it.  Anyway, it seems to work.