Hotel Rio Vista in El Fuerte. Photo by Jim Glendinning.
MY TOURS TO MEXICO
by Jim Glendinning
I
remember clearly the first time I
crossed from Texas to Mexico. It
was 1994, and I had just arrived in
Alpine
20
and opened a Bed & Breakfast
called The Corner House. I was also
writing a travel guidebook to the
region. David Busey, who was director
Cenizo
Second Quarter 2017
of the Alpine Chamber of Commerce,
suggested a trip to Lajitas so I could get
better acquainted with the region.
Soon after, David and I climbed on
board George Merriman’s plane at
Alpine’s airport and, with George at
the controls, flew 40 minutes down to
Lajitas, landing on a gravel strip. We