We drove to Fort Davis and on the way passed one of the Village Farms hydroponic tomato farms. They are multi acre greenhouse complexes, and inside you can see the tomato plants.
We always visit Fort Davis National Historic Park and hike around the grounds. The Forts is in a box canyon surrounded by tall cliffs.
A lot has been done to improve the fort since we were last here two years ago. The hospital has been renovated, with a new roof and new interpretive exhibits. The commissary and orderly’s office also have new exhibits. Some of the other buildings are under preservation, with new floors and scaffolding erected for maintenance. They left some of the old plaster walls so visitors can see the graffiti made by soldiers (and later vandals). It was disappointing to see that the National Park Service has closed the interpretive center and museum due to Covid fear. We would have liked to see it again.
After leaving Fort Davis we drove over to Marfa. It’s as pretentious as ever, so we didn’t stay or take photos. There were a lot of empty buildings. We passed another hydroponic tomato farm on the way to Marfa.