Loaded up and ready to leave Saginaw at 7:30am.

We ate lunch at the Pizza Hut in Brady.

Arriving at the La Loma Inn in Alpine approximately 10 hours later.

You can tell by the chair it's a budget motel. But it's clean and a bargain at $45/night including tax .

Taking a break on the way to Big Bend National Park.

The road through the park was fun to ride. Speed limit is 45 MPH though.

Stopping at a rest stop along FM-170.

The vast open spaces can be intimidating. Not the place for a breakdown.

We made a brief stop at the Terlingua ghost town.

Looking east from the Terlingua Trading Company.

A shrine at a church in a small town west of Presidio along FM-170.

Saturday evening we attended a Star Party at the McDonald Observatory.

Visitor's Center entrance.

Inside the gift shop.