West Texas - Chinati Hot Springs & Circle Dug Ranch

Several of us bathed at the Chinati Hot Springs on our way to Circle Dug Ranch. Charlie has a cabin a few hundred yards from the hot springs ($25 a night per person). Totally secluded, Circle Dug Ranch takes about an hour of 4 wheeling tough terrain to arrive. The landscape is otherworldly and majestic with caves filled with petroglyphs and tiny Elf Owls. We rested in the old rustic yet posh stone house, ate steaks and garlic veggies, and prepared ourselves for one of the raunchiest parties in West Texas - the Chili Cook Off.

4 Wheelin at Circle Dug Ranch