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 ‘texas’
In the high southern desert, part four
Posted in travel, tagged big bend, desert, texas on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the high southern desert, part 3
Posted in travel, tagged big bend national park, chisos mountains, texas, travel on April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I woke up a little before 10am. Sandwiched between cold air and cold ground, I pulled on a sweater and boots then crawled out into the bright morning light. And so I understood why Trevor bought such a remote piece of land. The valley floor swept out before us, carpeted in creosote, cactus, and patches [...]
In the high southern desert, part 2
Posted in travel, tagged big bend national park, terlingua, texas, travel on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The caravan left Marfa close to 1am Friday night. It was nearly 2am when all seven cars were pulled over and detained by highway patrolmen.
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.
