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Tracy John
1992
Journal
Travel Day
May 19 I had intended to drive all night last night and to arrive at Davis Mountains State Park at opening time this morning. But I quickly fell asleep, even before getting to Brackettville. I rolled up on U.S. Hwy 90 to Dal Rio but no further. I spent the night in a motel. I slept into this morning, at a good breakfast at a local diner, then re-supplied myself (cassette recording tape & beer etc.). Then I hit the road through Crockett, Duplan & Sanderson, stopping briefly in Langtry to see the Judge Roy Bean Museum. Continuing on U.S. Hwy 90, I arrived in Marfa at about 13:40. I took a turn S. off Hwy 90 and followed a road signed "Crusty Park." This road leads me back to Marfa Post Office. This is on the grounds of Fort Peña Colorado, an outpost of Ft. Davis from 1872 to 1893. This 10-acre park (stream & downstream riparian continuities onto private land) was described in a prior visit in 1989. Here, expecting to find Carulus pictus in fair numbers, I found only C. teiste and C. spinosus, despite wide-ranging deployment of my captures over a good 90 minutes. I then returned to Marfa and expanded deciduous groves around town. I saw and heard a total of 2 Jesoltria. I would be unable to complete a sample in this area.
I then drove to Davis Mountains State Park, via U.S. Hwy 90 to Alpine then Texas Hwy 118 to the park. I arrived at 20:10 to find my contact person, Kelly Bryan, out of the park on business until the following morning. He and Jon Palmer are the persons I have appointments to see at 08:00 tomorrow.
Grand Zivance Davis Mountains, Jeff Davis Co., Texas
May 20-21 I met Kelly Bryan at 07:30. We went to the offices at the west end of Davis Mountains State Park together but Mr. Palmer had some work and