Four cars raced east across the desert against the sunset, mountain shadows spilling outward faster than we could drive. A sharp mountain ridge to the south held back black thunder clouds stained red by the fading sun. We turned down a rough dirt road lined with warning signs of narrowness, steepness, and Mexican nationals.
Posts Tagged ‘desert’
In the high southern desert, part four
Posted in travel, tagged big bend, desert, texas on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the southern high desert, part one
Posted in travel, tagged alexa woodward, desert, marfa, music, texas, travel on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am dying for my camera right now. This little town perched among the high mountains of arid southern Texas is a mess of crumbling adobe, peeling paint, sun bleached and rusted signs, hiding a defiant outpost of eclectic artists siphoning off a few drops of the tourist money flowing towards Big Bend National Park.
