This is one of the nicest places to stay I’ve seen. Not fancy, but great parking spaces, extremely quiet, a welcome respite from the drive, and very interesting. The warm spring spouts up in a giant swimming pool (built in the 1930’s), and is diverted through a series of cienegas and canals which support the desert pupfish and many other species. I had an excellent day wandering around, coming down from the drama of yesterday.
But if you want to get out of west Texas you have to drive, not watch the wildlife in an oasis. [That assumes you want to get out of west Texas; I do, some don’t]. So it’s back on the road tomorrow to yet another shitty town for an overnight. This time I’m not watching one suspect trailer tire, but two. And no spare. But I’ve got phone service, roadside service, and a credit card.