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Comment on Best Moments of the Past Month (and some change) by dasparky

dasparky — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:56:55 +0000

So glad the sous vide machine worked! I’ll let Phil know

Oh, and the cuppow? AWESOME. My grandmother would have loved one of those babies.

Comment on Happy Holidays! by Best Moments of the Past Month (and some change) « A Well-Armed Laura Ingalls Wilder

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:52 +0000

[...] and finally getting warmed up after a long day in the cold. – Sushi lunch dates with my hubsand. – Taking pictures of your Christmas tree on Christmas eve! – Lobster, crab legs and shrimp on boxing day! – Loong lines of cattle queueing near Del Rio. What [...]

Comment on West Texas Dust by Pace Smith

Pace Smith — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:48:54 +0000

Ooh, ooh! We saw those hot springs too! How neat!

What beautiful shots of the stars. Nicely photographed!

Comment on Frost by Beth Sustala

Beth Sustala — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:47:06 +0000

YOU are a very talented woman. I love your blog. At a time when I needed to slow down and breath is was very refreshing for me.

WOW is all I can say! You truly inspire me!

Beth

Comment on West Texas Dust by Robert T Wooster Sr

Robert T Wooster Sr — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:05:55 +0000

It would seem that most people who only spend a few moments in Fort Davis or Marfa – that both appear to be cozy little towns and laid back. Don’t let it fool you, as both “little quaint towns” have their share of corruption and cops with Little Man Syndrome. It’s best to see from a distance, and don’t get too neighborly with some of the folks, before you know it a neighbor less than 100 ft away will either fail to get involved or try their damndest to screw you over for life. So you see around these parts as is the case most anyplace is: You’re either part of the solution, or part of the problem. Nuff said.

Comment on West Texas Dust by Joy

Joy — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:35:30 +0000

I’m certain there will be another trip out there, there were so many hikes in Big Bend NP and Big Bend Ranch SP that I wanted to do (like Closed Canyon and Santa Elena Canyon). Also, I really just wanted to hang out in Terlingua more, sit at the bars and the restaurants, camp out on the porch at the trading company, see some music at the Starlight, take more pictures of the ruins – it really calls to me out there!

It’s my goal to get more good shots of the mountains against the sky, but this was just a short taste-teaser trip, more like a scoping trip before going back for a bigger portion!

I’ll look for you out there – I’ll have to look up Voni when I’m there too!

Comment on West Texas Dust by Joy

Joy — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:31:55 +0000

We spent some time in Alpine before heading up to Fort Davis and stopped in at the Bread and Breakfast and the book store there – both very fun! We only passed through Fort Davis, but stopped for provisions at the amazing little grocery store there, but the town looked so beautiful nestled right before the mountains and everyone was very down to earth there. I look forward to going back for more!

Comment on West Texas Dust by Ken Moyer

Ken Moyer — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:19:38 +0000

Laura,
Loved your comments/review/travelog. Sorry the Cops in Marfa were so un-hospitible. Thanks for the warning. My first thought was, “Why’s she hyping Marfa”, because aside from the court house and the Paisano Hotel, it’s an ugly little town, but you redeemed yourself by mentioning Alpine and Ft. Davis.
Alpine is a beautiful town, with the mountains up close, the wonderful red brick buildings of the Sul Ross campus, a great Golf Course and wonderful restaurants. Next time make Alpine your destination. Great photos and great story. Hope you are able to go back soon (Watch that speeding though).
Ken Moyer, currently from Austin, former Alpinian.

Comment on West Texas Dust by Malinda

Malinda — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:14:01 +0000

Amazing pictures, makes me glad I live here. Thanks, its a good reminder.

Comment on West Texas Dust by Queenie

Queenie — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:04:52 +0000

Hello from another blogger, photographer and roadtripper. I totally concur with you about your feelings regarding Marfa. Something happened out there – it got downright snooty. I do most of my hanging out in The Bend in Alpine and Marathon, (when not in the park), and have a few second families out there. Otherwise, it’s just rather fantastic out there, and as you noticed, the Big Bend area is noted for having the darkest skies in the country. It is all about the sky out there, and the bones of the mountains sticking up in the air.

Good on you for the hike to Ernst Tinaja. Sorry you didn’t get the good light, for it provides insane closeups of the rock formations. I managed to find it subdued after storms, and it gave and gave.

Looks like I need to check out some of your housing situations – very interesting. And you check out Eve’s Garden next time you go through Marathon. Incredible place, with fabulous hosts. It’s not all about the Gage in Marathon.

And I’ll be checking out the rest of your blog, too. Thank the Queen of the Big Bend, Voni Glaves, for putting your words and images out there for the rest of us to find, too.

Happy Trails,
Queenie