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Starting immediately, Teri Smith and Teri Smith Rockhunts will no longer be associated in any way with the Antelope Lodge. Instead, we will start our rockhunts in the parking lot of Little Caesar’s Pizza, which is as the corner of Holland Avenue and Highway 118 (in town it’s called Cockrell St.) in Alpine.

The reason for this change is that a current member of the Antelope Lodge’s staff accosted me in the parking lot of the grocery store, and in the ensuing confrontation said he didn’t want us to meet there anymore, and called me a name I don’t believe I deserved.

This individual’s behavior was upsetting and frightening, and I don’t want any of you to be subjected to the same thing. Because of this treatment, I ask you NOT to stay at the Antelope Lodge when you come to Alpine for rockhunts. After we sold the Lodge in December 2017, I continued to start my rockhunts at the Lodge and recommend the Lodge as a place to stay as a courtesy to the new owner, even though rates had been raised quite a bit. Apparently the new owner does not need or want the revenue generated by rockhounds.

If the staff of the Lodge doesn’t want rockhunters on their property, as I was told, then we ought to take them at their word and go someplace else.

Regards,
Teri
P.S. Before you cancel any reservations at the Antelope Lodge, make sure you have reservations at another hotel. April is very busy in the Big Bend, and I wouldn’t want you to cancel your reservation at the Lodge and not be able to find another suitable room.

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