One last West Texas post … Marathon
After a couple of delightful days in Big Bend National Park, we began the long ride north to Marathon. Normally, the winds would have been at our backs. But, a storm decided to blow in,…
Our West Texas Adventure
Way before we ever reached the border into Texas, we started hearing all sorts of comments about what we would find. The reputation that Texas has gained outside of its borders is really quite extraordinary,…
The Palm of God – Chisos Basin
Terlingua is a desert outpost town that reminds us of Slab City (so many things remind us of Slab City in these parts). It seems to be made up of people who want to get…
Cowhead Ranch… or, Welcome to Big Bend
From Marfa, we headed down Hwy 90 to Alpine. We stopped into the visitor center and poked around the older part of town while trying to figure out the question of lodging for the night….
Marfa
Marfa is the unlikeliest town in Texas. It is as if you took the Williamsburg part of Brooklyn and threw it in a blender with Portland’s Hawthorne neighborhood and a big helping of country. Sitting…
Photos from Marfa
Some snaps and captions from the last few days…. The strange Prada Marfa art installation just outside of Valentine, TX. Someone told us that when the installation first opened, someone broke in and stole everything…
“D” is for Displacement
Our host Michael in Alamogordo trained the first woman who qualified for RAAM, Kitty Goursolle, in 1983. He told us of some of the grueling training rides and psychological tactics he used to transform her…
On Food & Eating
After six months on the road and a variety of food experiences, I think it’s about time we let you all in on what we’re eating. It changes from day to day and week to…
Crossing Southern New Mexico
Over the past few weeks, we have been zipping across Southern New Mexico. There is a lot of vast nothingness – wide open land, small towns, high desert landscape – in between a few larger…
The Fire in the Sky
After a lovely homestay with some readers in Las Cruces (thanks Lisa for the checmical toe warmers!), we hoofed it over Saint Augustine Pass and headed towards White Sands National Monument. When we reached the…
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