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| In the heart of a beautiful, mountainous | Can I make the Alpine reservation by |
| ranching area in west Texas, Alpine is | phone? We would be happy to help |
| a retail and shipping center as well as | you make any Alpine hotel reservation |
| an informal artists colony. Its proximity | by phone. You can call our toll free |
| to Big Bend National Park (80 mi/130 | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to |
| km south) and the Davis Mountains | 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). |
| (about 30 mi/50 km to the north) makes | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| it a popular stop for motorists. It has | |
| more people and a wider variety of | How can I be sure information about |
| restaurants and lodging than other | my credit card is secure? We use |
| towns in the area (Marfa, Marathon, Fort | secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, |
| Davis). | the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| | This type of encryption allows you to |
| When you're in Alpine, visit the | feel confident and secure about |
| Museum of the Big Bend for a good | supplying personal and credit card |
| introduction to the history of the region | information. |
| (it's at Sul Ross State University). | |
| Rockhounds can search for agate, | Are free shuttles supplied from the |
| jasper, opal and other rare rocks and | airport to the hotel? Some hotels do |
| minerals at the Woodward Agate | offer free shuttle services from the |
| Ranch (at the very least, visit the | airport but not all. Please verify this |
| lapidary). The Apache Trading Post | information on the property information |
| just outside of town (on Highway 90 | page, if this is import to you. |
| West) sells Native-American and | |
| Mexican jewelry, gifts and regional | |
| books. 315 mi/505 km west of San | |
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