by J. Dawg | Apr 22, 2015 | Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas
I just got back from spending some time in west Texas. I was there for much of March. We visited Big Bend National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and the towns of Alpine, Fort Davis, Marathon, and Terlingua. I wrote about our stay in Big Bend in this post...
by J. Dawg | Apr 20, 2015 | Southwest Roadtrip 2015, Texas
It’s one of the prettiest places to camp that I’ve experienced. The red rock scenery is mesmerizing. Not as good as Sedona, but pretty damn good. Its remote, quiet, and uncluttered. There’s no stores, no restaurants, no traffic, no wifi, no TV...
by J. Dawg | Apr 20, 2015 | National Parks, Southwest Roadtrip 2015, Texas
This is our second visit to Big Bend. We visited last year for a few days, but only scratched the surface of this huge National Park. It begged for a return visit. So, this time I planned a five day stay during our southwest road trip. Big Bend is one of the most...
by J. Dawg | Apr 19, 2015 | Southwest Roadtrip 2015, Texas
Just a little ole place in the middle nowhere. That about sums up Marathon, Texas, population 430. It was established in 1885 as a stop on the San Antonio to El Paso railroad. The train still goes thru about 4-5 times per day, but it doesn’t stop in Marathon...
by J. Dawg | Apr 19, 2015 | Southwest Roadtrip 2015, Texas
Last year, we did a brief one day stop over while passing through the Texas Hill Country. This is a pretty area about 70 miles west of Austin. In my opinion, it one of Texas’s nicest areas. Its a rural area of rolling hills, sparse trees, small towns, cattle...
by J. Dawg | Apr 6, 2014 | Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas
Driving east from Tucumcari, NM the terrain remains open plains dotted with scrub junipers and small mesquite trees. Distance mountains and mesas shrink from the horizon and it becomes flat with 20 mile vistas. We’re driving across the Llano Escatado – the...