Our hosts in Alpine, TX have been amazing. They are protecting us from frigid temperatures, they fed us dinner and a pancake breakfast and they encouraged us to take a day off from the wind and spend some time in West Texas.
Enabling our local travels, James and Julie gave us the keys to their hybrid !!! so my Dad and I headed to Marfa, TX. Marfa, an extremely random city in rather empty West Texas, is filled with trendy hipsters who sport black turtlenecks and tight jeans. They taught us about art and Marfa culture while they brushed aside the long black bangs that swept across their faces. We didn't meet anyone that didn't match my generalization.
Picture 1: At the top of the Marfa Courthouse, a stop recommended to us by our host Julie, who is a lawyer
After touring Marfa and some of its art galleries, we went to the Chihuahua Desert Research Institute which is where our host, James, works. We walked their trail and were thankful we were not biking against the fierce wind. Picture 2: Not flattering, but it kind of shows how quickly the wind was blowing.
Pictures 3, 4 & 5 are of the botanical garden at the Chihuahua Desert Research Institute. Look at all those cacti!
God Bless Texas.
2 comments:
Dear Ann,
Thanks for visiting--it was great meeting you and your father. Good luck on the rest of your trip. I hope the winds are at your back at least some of the time.
Keep the rubber side down,
James
Ann and Mark,
your blog is great and is pretty funny!!! Sounds like you guys are having a blast. I hope the weather warms up a bit for you soon.
Derek
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