Okay, I know you don’t really doubt us, but this truly is an amazing place and some of it and our experiences may merit some corroboration! So, we came across, and our friend Sue shared a link, to a couple of stories about Big Bend and the surrounding area.
The first link is an NPR story about the re-opening of the border crossing in Big Bend to the small Mexican town of Bouquillas. Here is the link:
The second link is to a 60 Minutes piece on the small town of Marfa, Texas. It is the next town over from Alpine, Texas which is 110 miles from here and the nearest ‘big’ small town where we shop. We have driven through Marfa and plan to return for a longer visit.
I hope you enjoy both stories as they may help to shed a bit more light on this part of the world.
By the way, no corroboration for this one, other than the picture, but last week I drove a cop car! Okay, it really was a cop pick-up truck, but it had a radar gun, flashing lights, radio, gun mount (empty of course). The park rangers who patrol the Rio Grande were looking for volunteers to help shuttle them for a week-long canoe trip. I volunteered, and even though I spent the better part of my life avoiding such things, I drove the truck for about 75 miles, 25 of which was in 4 wheel drive on some back country roads. To say the least, it was one more of the many, many new experiences we have been able to experience on the road!
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