Fort Davis, My Favorite Town in West Texas

[@wrongwaysantay]

Love your video. Although there are great shots of the fort and the placard of Lt Henry O Flipper, I would like to mention that after the end of the Civil War, the fort became the Regimental Headquarters of the Buffalo Soldier regiments. For almost 20 years they protected the area against Indian raids, and most importantly, constructed nearly 100 miles of telegraph lines. The history of this area of Texas is compelling and well worth an in-depth read. There are several good books on the subject. Thanks for the beautiful video.

[@margaretarross1712]

This is my. kind of place. Thank you for including us in your beautiful, historic adventure. Long may they protect this heritage.

[@lorascelsi8102]

Nothing like old school Texas style stone architecture ❤ Too cool

[@paulab9363]

I lived in Fort Davis when I was a kid from 1962 to about ‘66. Saw Lady Bird Johnson dedicate the fort as a National Historic Site. Great memories riding our horses around town!

[@atx1722]

Lady bird Johnson did so much for our state . Wildflowers, memorials, she really did beautify Texas.

[@sisleymichael]

My grandpa was born at Ft. Davis (the Army post) back when it was an active post. As a youth he learned all about mules and horses, and for a time was a mule skinner. His brother joined the Army and spent 30 as an enlisted man and served in the Philippine Insurrection and rode with Black Jack Pershing in in the Mexican campaign. He was stationed several times down at Brackettville, at Ft Clark Springs. That is another good fort to go visit.

[@ChilliCheezdog]

I am an Englishman. As such, I feel completely lost and adrift in England. West Texas appeals to me greatly. In the movies (No Country...) I see a vast wide-open land blessed with heavenly blue skies and almost total silence. I see a shot at redemption. I see hope and nirvana and a golden gulp of human spirit. I see myself. I see my true self.

[@rk-ec7kx]

Look at how pretty and blue the sky is there

[@perfectchaos0078]

Texas does a pretty good job preserving landmarks

[@nicklldoit]

Hiking up to the top of the Davis mountains at the state park is a must do. My favorite place to stop and eat is at Cueva De Leon in town.

[@gerald9264]

My grandparents and my dad lived in Fort Davis , Wonderful place to visit, and my grandfather also worked at Macdonald's Observatory north of Fort Davis going towards Kent Texas.Also a wonderful place to visit. Check out all destination's.

[@makadutaarzola9453]

Lived in Ft. Davis for years. Loved it.💛

[@nicholasvght]

Came here a lot with my family 20 years ago and it’s good to see much hasn’t changed

[@kathyrogers1703]

My dad spent his teen years in Ft. Davis over 80 years ago. I have never been able to go there. Thanks for this visit!

[@m.k.mcgill]

If you’re not far from it and you ever get the chance, you owe it to yourself to visit. It’s situated in such a beautiful area. As a West Texan, it’s my favorite little getaway.

[@alohacampertraveler5181]

I love Texas, My parents were born there many years ago, thanks for the video's!

[@ror2188]

Very odd to be scrolling through yt and seeing my home town featured🙂 a very interesting place to be sure. I love it here.

[@bigvinstyle]

My family is from Marfa. My Grandma worked at the Indian Lodge in Ft. Davis for 30 years. God's country.

[@fabricegrard1001]

I don't know that Texas is full of pearls, merci pour ces vidéos

[@k1ng_nugget]

Fun Fact: I live there!!!!

[@lindacook8819]

Love Fort Davis. Stayed at the Prude Guest Ranch several times. 4th of July parade and fireworks, so much fun. Balmorea Spring is a fantastic place to swim.

[@rvlivingwiththegeezer7791]

I live there, love it! So laidback and peaceful. Cool temps!

[@danmcdaniel2788]

I believe I heard about you on Rusty’s U - Tube Channel ! All good of course! Fort Davis looks really nice 👍 Happy New Year !

[@rvlivingwiththegeezer7791]

@@danmcdaniel2788 Yes Rusty is an old friend of mine. He has helped my channel a lot. Happy New Year and thank you for subscribing!

[@flyemhard]

there is a great song out on YT called Limpia Hotel...it's by Shinyribs..._Kevin Russell. The best version is the one from Texas Music Scene. Give yourself a treat and listen to this beautiful Texas song....peace y'all

[@rickrizzo-gfilmproducer1310]

I love your video's bud! I have been to Ft. Davis as well! Amazing place! Amazing people! Amazing history! Add in Alpine nearby and you have a great weekend getaway! Keep up the great work!

[@secretsoftexas6872]

Thanks a lot for that. I love this entire region of Texas.

[@MikeblakeGrimes]

I'm a retired truck driver for a plant farm in East Texas. They owned another farm in Fort Davis. Been there so many times I can't count. Loved it then and still do.

[@garymatney9344]

Been there many times. Hope to see it again someday.

[@MisOjosSePasearon]

I’m going to visit this town soon. I want to live in that area of west Texas, near Alpine.

[@YellowRoseoftx]

You’ve added another wonderful place to my list to visit! Thank you for sharing and the vid was excellent as well😎

[@TownsquaresofTexas]

What has happened to this man?

[@jamesbendele9818]

I love Fort Davis. It’s a beautiful small town! If you are visiting the state park and need supplies or food, it’s great having this wonderful town nearby. It’s also close to Marfa and the observatory.

[@connectingwiththeoutdoors81]

We went and spent a night in this neat town this past summer. We also stayed at Limpia Hotel.

[@oaxacachaka]

And Ft Davis looks like a great town!

[@ezrhino1803]

OMG you missed some of the best parts of Fort Davis. The nature trails you observed leads up and over the hill behind to Fort Davis State Park and Indian Lodge built in the 1930's by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). Too bad. Maybe you can cover it in a future video. Also the McDonald Observatory is only a few miles (14) up the road.......Glad I found your channel. I am enjoying your video's

[@ramiromontoya9357]

Wow!! Fort Davis looks beautiful. On the bucket list now. Thank you. Great video!

[@robertstewart7228]

The nature trails there show a lot of geologic uplifting in the hill there . And I'm never disappoints me to not see a rattlesnake unless it's one that I should of seen .

[@TheJhtlag]

Some sort of volcanic rock, looks like old basaltic columns.

[@michaelcox960]

We live a stone's throw from the Catholic church (see 0:26). Moved here after retiring 3 years ago - 5,000 feet above stress level ;)

[@djjaimelopez]

Great video showcasing Ft Davis. The video quality and clarity is amazing!

[@drylinedrifter]

Nice video…good choices for music! Interesting historical background. 😎

[@kennethbode2017]

visited Ft Davis many times when my sister lived in Marfa. Wonderful country

[@joefw2446]

Love west Texas. Thanks!

[@tomduley6357]

Nicely done video. We were in Ft. Davis about a month ago. We stopped by to see Ft. Davis and I thought it was such a quaint town and drawn to all the historic buildings. We would have loved to have explored more of the area but high winds came up while we were touring the fort and we were in the worst windstorm l have ever seen. It was whiteout conditions, like a blizzard except with sand. We wound up getting a room in Van Horn just to get off the road.

[@barryrahn5957]

Whenever I get back to Texas, I'd definitely like to go here

[@jaynoyd]

Nice dry heat. Not too hot. A real laid back place!

[@unclejj2350]

cool rattlesnake displays and here I thought that the only Texas Rattlesnake was Stone Cold Steve Austin...lol

[@jacob_montes]

Stone Cold! Stone Cold! Stone Cold!!!!

[@PatrickPrejusa]

great video. thank you

[@paulm749]

The First Presbyterian Church features prominently in the 1998 movie "Dancer Texas, Pop 81". It's a fun coming-of-age story that has some really outstanding cinematography of the area in and around Fort Davis. Well worth a look.

[@kingforaday8725]

The town and surrounding area look like something straight out of many westerns!

[@oaxacachaka]

First! Woohoo, finally made it. My life is complete.

[@williamshaffer9216]

Great Video. Makes me want to go there myself!!!

[@cancelchannel3394]

Thanks for showing me Ft. Davis, TX. now I don't need to go, you saved me alot of money ")

[@philbrown9764]

My wife and I went to Ft. Davis several years ago, on a my Harley, from Dallas. It took 10 hours to get there. Sadly, at the time, we both were working and because of that, we had to leave the next day without seeing much of anything there. Maybe sometime, some day, we’ll go back and see what we missed.

[@kennycraven2648]

I stopped in Rattles and reptiles one time. Worth the visit.

[@jalbertking5170]

my dad used to ride horse and was part of a reenactment troop of frontier soldiers at ft Davis. parents used to take us to the garrison in the 80s

[@secretsoftexas6872]

Wow I would love to see that.

[@RRSDollar]

Thank you, great info, great video!;)

[@richarddegen6184]

Been several times.....nice

[@ManuelGonzalez-mz2sz]

Shout out Manny from Chicago love your video Keep making them

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

I was just in that area about two weeks ago. Had a really nice dinner at the drugstore and hotel

[@larryheagren5171]

Another neat Fort is Fort Mckavett. I found it when I was running from a hurricane when I lived in Port A. I stayed in the Ft Mckavett Inn which is pet friendly and why I wound up so far from home. Another to add to your bucket list if you haven't been there because you keep adding to mine with your wonderful videos :)

[@wirththewait144]

I live in fort davis

[@myfavoritemartian1]

I lived in Ft Davis back in 1966-1968. My Dad worked construction and was building the new dome at the Observatory. We lived at the Limpia. Summers I worked at the Prude Ranch, went rafting down the Rio Grande and went swimming at Balmorea Lake. For big doin's, we would drive to Marfa to see the lights or Alpine where the Sul Ross College was (female college). The deer hunting was good too. It was the first place I got real close to a tornado.

[@EverettBaland]

On the hunt to see old cabooses. Gotta get there now.

[@CatarineausArmory]

Thank you sir.

[@Priscilla_Bettis]

A caboose ice cream shop, how fun! The albino rattlesnake (I think that's what it was) was really cool. The hospital was sobering. I wonder if you ever see any ghosts around old places like that.

[@secretsoftexas6872]

Yes it was albino. I do sometimes feel a presence in these historic places or maybe it's just me realizing the significance of where I'm standing.

[@richarda996]

I went to the Boy Scout ranch in the late fifties. Not many swimming holes out there, but I still know a couple,lol.

[@nealandersen4867]

They have a lot of land out there

[@darbysquelch]

Love your videos. You went during the perfect time after all that rain last year. Most of the year Ft Davis (and most of west Texas) is not that green.

[@sierrachoco5271]

Great video, Best wishes from upstate N.Y.!

[@danielalaniz3155]

Another great video 📹

[@johnmyers8588]

Been by Fort Davis but never visited. Regret it now. Cool old buildings in town! The actual fort was nice too. Reminds me of Fort Jackson.....🤘 Another great video!

[@leonardleachman8136]

Agreed, amen

[@daleparkes1570]

I stayed at Hotel Limpia while on a road trip in the summer of 1990.

[@katarinaericka-kristavonbr7000]

I absolutely love your videos, I was raised in the West University, Houston, Texas area, which I absolutely loathe. It’s hard to believe I was racer at one time it seem like as a child. It’s such a nice close knit community from the Rice University all the way to Belair and southside And W. University Pl. where we lived off of Belmont and University Boulevard but I digress I went there as an adult and I cannot believe how much it stinks. It’s horrible, that’s not my point my point is I love West Texas I live in the area of Arizona that’s known as the Mogollon (that’s pronounced muggy-on) Rim an escarpment that’s over 7400 feet give or take, I live just below it in town called Strawberry, which is about 62 to 6800’ sea level so our weather is very similar to West Coast Michigan matter fact today we were been dumped on by over 6 feet of snow in the last four days, I’m getting to my point slowly recently in the last two years we’ve had every single home in our area sold out between Strawberry and pine by California people and they’re bringing their ridiculous culture with them, I have horse property and one lady asked me is there anything I can do about the flies because they’re going to her house she lives a mile and a half down the road I assured her they’re not my flies lol and of course, being raised in Texas I was not as kind as I normally am to people that are complete morons I don’t have patience for that, so I told her basically how it is so my point now is I really like West Texas and I was wondering because it’s so similar to here especially in the Fort Davis mountains area and there’s a community and they have large properties and I cannot believe how inexpensive they are in the Fort Davis resort I don’t think that’s what it’s called. It’s the Davis Mountain resort community. I was hoping you could drive through there and kind of explore it for us and let us know what the summer winter fall in spring temperatures are like I know it’s quite cold and up there which is fine with me, my property value in two years has gone from 189,000 to 475,000 and everyone thinks that great except for our taxes tripled so now for a house is barely 900 ft.² I’m paying over $4000 a year for property tax which I think is ridiculous so the more of the California people move into this region even though they’re just summer people because most of them moved to Phoenix Scottsdale typical spots Arizona it’s hot and then they realize they can’t handle the heat so they have to buy another house up here for the summertime. Anyways, I would love if you do in depth investigations on some of the mountains there in Texas West Texas and give us hard-core information. Whether climate taxes may be really neat. I noticed from a map there’s lots of cute little creeks and then they have some with some kind of embankment to keep the water back a little bit through the summer months I suppose we do the same thing here in Strawberry Arizona anyways, thank you for all your wonderful videos, sorry for the long text

[@darthmusturd9526]

drove through there on a road trip to terlingua. guy that owned the drug store invited us to a chili cookoff. super cool folks there.

[@LindaWolfe20]

We stayed at that drugstore several years ago...was fun..

[@TheRockInnRobin]

My parents moved out to Ft Davis almost 30 years ago and love it still. Please keep it a secret 🤫

[@secretsoftexas6872]

oops

[@johnwood551]

Too late to keep it secret , all those Hollywood types moved there. I lived there 40 years ago. Loved it and the circle drive around the Davis Mtns.

[@tammyslaughter9587]

Yep too late unfortunately because of KZbin and Facebook people have discovered our once quiet little town and now come here by the droves making it difficult for us locals who moved here years ago because it was remote, undiscovered, and quiet. We have lost our quiet little town to tourism. So good job telling more and more people to come out here, just what we wanted.

[@isaacbridges1892]

Been going here since I was a kid, still love it I'm overdue to go back for another visit! My grandparents RV a lot growing up so they got me started on this area, great memories

[@barbarawray3388]

one of my favorite towns in all of texas. Keep posting vids. i'm crazy for texas history. What kind of camera do you use. It does a great job

[@secretsoftexas6872]

for most of the footage I use a gopro

[@carriechitseywells8637]

You should check out Los Trece Texas a super cool Wild West town

[@cyndeeratledge3093]

Visit Ft.Larned, Ks. Simply the best!!!

[@dianah.667]

What is that amazing song in the beginning? I'd love to know. It's sounds familiar, but I can't place it. I went through Ft. Davis once on my way to El Paso, but never really explored the city. Would love to go out there again. Thank you for all your amazing videos. They make my day, and they give me so much peace after listening to politics during the day.

[@douglasscharnberg3637]

Fort Davis is a great town to drive straight through on your way to Terlingua.

[@stackitlikeabeast3294]

My favorite town by far. And I lived in Texas 44 years before I ever knew about it. 🙄

[@1310Robbo]

My cousin lived on top of that little mountain for two years. At a Girl Scout ranch or something.

[@CameronHall88]

Hey man, what days were you in Ft Davis? We were there the week after 4th of July. Love that area. We actually didn't go to the Fort, as we have been there a couple times. It's such a cool little town. Like a tiny resort town. The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute was an awesome highlight. We loved the cactus and pollinator gardens. We saw the same herd of Aoudad.

[@secretsoftexas6872]

Wow, we probably narrowly missed each other. I was there the same week. Yeah I really like the atmosphere out there.

[@heidirobinson3352]

How many wild animals and insects can we expect to be dealing with out there, in those really cool desert West Texas towns?!

[@jimmyhaley727]

plenty

[@superserial1]

👍🏼

[@TheJhtlag]

As mentioned below, don't forget the McDonald Observatory and take in a star show where they set up several telescopes for guests. (if that's going on post covid) The Indian Lodge Hotel has got to be one of the best kept secrets of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. If you want the very best cowboy hats check out Limpia Creek Hats in town, this is the real deal, not cheap ... but beautiful. (And I'm not affiliated with them) Ft Davis has (had?) a film on the Buffalo soldiers narrated by non other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Interesting area, along with visting Big Bend National Park one of the more interesting trips I've taken.

[@WalksandSuch]

How does Fort Davis compare to Alpine in terms of the town itself and the surrounding landscape?

[@nomaderic]

I said the same thing you said when I first saw the Davis mountains. How are there no parks and stuff here. Arguably the most beautiful area of Texas. I hiked the maderna canyon trail, camped out near the observatory, and drove the roads around there (which is definitely a top drive in texas) and the whole time I kept saying "I wish there was more to do as far as access. I love this state so much, but after getting to visit many other states especially out west I realized for as large a state as we are, our lack of public lands is appalling

[@rebeccafurman5205]

Have you ever encountered a haunted place/ hotel on your travels across Texas?

[@secretsoftexas6872]

Mineral wells is the first place that comes to mind, also Jefferson

[@rebeccafurman5205]

@@secretsoftexas6872 you would have an audience for more of those stories :)

[@eyeonart6865]

They should have reenactments there.

[@secretsoftexas6872]

I agree. It's the perfect setting for it.

[@eyeonart6865]

How expensive is it?

[@secretsoftexas6872]

If you're asking about the Hotel Limpia, it was $113/night during the week the last I checked.

[@rvlivingwiththegeezer7791]

New owner of Drugstore quit serving food! Only hotel guests can play pool. Turned Drugstore into a lounge for his guests.🤷‍♂️

[@weswalker1208]

Have you ever been to Fort Clarke? I believe that was the name near Uvalde

[@secretsoftexas6872]

I passed by that area multiple times on my way to west Texas but haven't visited. The next time I go through Brackettville I'll probably check it out.

[@weswalker1208]

@@secretsoftexas6872 Brackettville the town I could not think of it. I went to Fort Clarke after Alamo Village. I understand Alamo Village is closed now. There was a Calvary Outpost I want to say near Kerrville that was testing the use of camels as military pack mules I believe all that is left is a nice restaurant and store. The store had the post office in it

[@bak-mariterry5180]

@@weswalker1208 Alamo Village ?

[@weswalker1208]

@@bak-mariterry5180 yes I went to Alamo Village back when it was open. It was fascinating

[@bak-mariterry5180]

@@weswalker1208 Is it named after the movie The Alamo or has been for longer .?

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

I will send Marfa over the Labor Day weekend and I saw a guy wearing a hat say and secrets of Texas I was wondering if that was you?

[@derekdavis6508]

Did I see a ghost at 5:52 to 5:53?

[@patriciavanleur5477]

I asked myself the same thing! I had to rewind that part a few times. Can't tell if it's a ghost or an actual person. The way they're walking looks pretty spooky! Plus old forts/military posts are known to be haunted! I enjoy watching these videos. I love the Secrets of Texas guy! His voice and the way he moves around with his camera from place to place. I will soon be exploring a lot of these places myself! Love it! Keep up the good work!

[@irmarodriguez2274]

I saw it.

[@Hogger280]

Shame to see those fort houses with adobe walls and no roof - the 17 inch av. rainfall will destroy them

[@johnmagill3072]

Actually Fort Concho is the most intact western Frontier fort.

[@Raul93si]

Awesome vid, however the Native Indians didn't pray on travelers lol!! They defended there land from invaders. I guess there is more than one point of view. Thanks for this vid.

[@secretsoftexas6872]

I would argue that they preyed on travelers that invaded their land.

[@jimmyhaley727]

only the strong survive (indians killed each other)

[@comodice905]

Bloke why are you travellin....pues Como que en El Dia en que LA conoci ist is the best 👌 👍 😍 🥰 ☺️ 💖 👌 👍

[@barryrahn5957]

Ssh... don't tell anybody ..

[@peterpierce9233]

Where is the cemetary

[@derekdavis6508]

No one told me I had a fort.

[@barryrahn5957]

Looks like outback Austrailia

[@sandrabenn8211]

Hi going fast can't read I wanted to see inside church

[@ainou2001]

Bro pause