Cenizo Journal Spring 2017 | Page 20

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