A number of my readers have asked about my trip to the hot springs.  Well, it was a blast and a trip that I would highly recommend to anyone who wants to be isolated, with time to think, time to ponder the great lessons of life and time to look at nature.  Chinati Hot Springs is about 50 miles upriver from the lovely town of Presidio, Tx.  It is 7 miles down a dirt road that appears to lead to the ends of the earth.  However, as you turn into the property you will be greeted by a lovely little oasis.  There is grass, that is being watered almost constantly, there are large cottonwood trees providing shade for the slide swing.  It is quiet, it is very quiet.  You can hear the trickle of water running down the small stream in the bottom of the canyon.  Doves, of which there are many, are cooing almost constantly.  A family of mules came over from the ranch next door to taste a bit of the freshly watered grass.  The young mules were frolicking like colts in a paddock in Kentucky. 

My room was very well appointed, having a private hot tub that could have been used to tick dip cattle.  It was deep to the point that I could not just step down into the tub.  I had to go to ground to get in.  I had to get out the same way.  It had been years since I had actually taken a tub bath.  It felt wonderful with the water being about 110 degrees.  Very relaxing and refreshing.  There was a young couple who introduced themselves as a handy man and an entertainer in various mediums.  She was the entertainer.  After I saw her at the pool in her costume, well, I am guessing that one of the art mediums might have been in the dancing arts.  I spent about an hour trying to figure out how to take a picture but just couldnt do it with any kind of grace.  Some of my readers would have loved the sight.  Well, others, not so much. 

Meals were cooked in a cook cabin.  It was very well equipped and it was fun making a nice meal in such a nice place.  Eating out on the shaded porch looking at the flora and fauna, it aides digestion.  Too bad that I no longer drink cause it would have been a damned nice place to kick back and have a cold beer.  I had ice tea instead.  A man had his young daughter there with him and he advised it was their annual time together so I assumed that he and mom were divorced.  He cooked a fine pan of hamburger, sausage link and can of pinto beans,  Some bread and they were set to go.  Kinda rough cooking as he had no green veggie for the growing young daughter but she didnt seem to mind. 

If you like west Texas, Big Bend type country then I again recommend the Chinati Hot Springs .  Not that expensive, certainly cheaper than a pyscho doctor.  LOL

Chuy the adventurer.