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Fly into Lajitas International Airport, a state-of-the-art facility designed to accom- modate a wide range of aircraft, and enjoy breathtaking sunsets, savory cuisine and an abundance of activities to suit all ages. To find out more, visit www.lajitasgolfresort.com

Community Information The Judge is gone, but his saloon, “The Jersey Lilly,” and his home “The Opera House, Town Hall and Seat of Justice” are still there. Free parking, free maps and travel literature, rest rooms and water fountains are available and it is all ADA accessible. A well-marked desert garden with approximately 100 species of cacti, trees, shrubs and other plants provides a welcome respite as well as a noted birding area. Don’t miss this welcome oasis on the eastern edge of the Big Bend Country. KOKERNOT FIELD

In 1947, the late area rancher H. D. Kokernot bought his own minor league team (the Alpine Cowboys) and spent over a million dollars to build Kokernot Field. The field was built as an exact replica of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The ballpark uses native stone and wrought iron work, right down to the iron baseballs in the gates and ticket window. Minor league baseball and the Alpine Cowboys returned to Kokernot Field in summer of 2009. Kokernot Field is located on Loop Road, Alpine, Texas. Tucked away in Southwest Texas between Big Bend National Park and Big Bend State Park lies the exquisite 27,000 acre Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa. A place where Comanche Indians and Pancho Villa once roamed, cowboys sat around the campfire, and miners enjoyed whis- key at the local Trading Post, the LAJITAS RESORT The “Ultimate Hideout”

MARATHON Marathon is located in a broad basin between the Glass Mountains and the Del Norte-Santiago range to the south. This area is a transition zone between the grasslands and the thorny chaparral of the Chihuahuan Desert. The “young” Del Norte-Santiago Mountains that were formed 40 to 60 million years ago are part of the southern Rocky Mountains that con- tinue the Sierra Del Carmen.

In 1980, the historicGageHotel was restored and reopened for business. Returned to its turn-of-the-century trans-Pecos glory, the Gage Hotel has served up West Texas hospitality with big-city service ever since. Its award-winning 12 Gage Restaurant has been showered with accolades from Esquire , Southern Living , Texas Monthly , Cowboys & Indians , Bon Appétit , The Austin Chronicle and Texas Woman . The hotel’s restoration marked the beginning of a new phase for Marathon as a gateway to Big Bend National Park.

resort is set among the Mountain vistas and the borderland majesty of the Rio Grande River. This unique destination is rich in Old West history, com- plemented by the rugged lux- ury and superior service of a first class hotel.