West of Fort Davis is a large county park with a winding path for joggers. The park looks west toward Blue Mountain, and if you care to walk your dog or take a stroll at the end of the day, you might see
scenes like this.

Leaving Fort Davis on north Highway 17 is this view of Star Mountain, marking the long descent from the Davis Mountains to Balmorhea.

Leaving Fort Davis on Highway 17 North, this is my favorite cottonwood bower. The shapely trunks are handsome even in leafless winter. During walks in the area, one can distinguish the different timbres of the wind through various leaf shapes. Cottonwood leaves sound like hundreds of rustling round tympanums, very unlike the baritone wind through the long-needle ponderosa pine.