On our way to the Park yesterday we stopped at Langtry on route 90, where Judge Roy Bean (1825-1903) reigned supreme as saloon owner, lawyer, jury and judge. The tiny town has been restored and it's a fun quick visit.
We arrived yesterday early afternoon, were able to get into our cottage at 2 pm, took a nice hike, then to the dining room for our standard soup and salad---good food at a great price. We woke up to cold and cloudy so stayed in bed late, John reading aloud to me, Kingsolver's fantastic book, Lacuna and from The New Yorker, a very interesting article on Elizabeth Anderson, a feminist philosopher, also economist and jack-of-all-trades. She's at the University of Michigan and has essentially founded a new UM school of thought. Today we hiked to the Chimneys, 5-mile round trip, and had lunch with petroglyphs as a backdrop. We also explored the Sam Nail ranch, John standing by one of the largest trees that may have provided shade for the Nails. The ranch should be called the Sam & Nena Nail ranch; I've always had a soft spot for her. Both worked their fingers to the bone during the Depression years to make a hard-scrabble living in the Big Bendarea.
