Truly Small Towns in Texas
Our definition of a small town, not a lot of people, but interesting ones, little to no chain stores, and a whole lot of history.
Greetings from Big Bend, and more!
It’s raining just outside of the little enclave of a fire pit and shelter I’m currently calling home. The sound is sweet and soft, in an ironically harsh, contrasting way compared to the usual sounds of freight trains and traffic that play like commercials between good conversation and casual music here in Marathon. I’m sitting […]
Transient Friends and Communal Fireplaces in Marathon, Texas
Shake a hand in the Big Bend.
Greetings from Marathon, Texas!
Welcome to Big Bend and the likely explosion of your mind’s desire to become a desert wanderer.
Border Scare
A short story by W. Anderson Lee about hitchhiking, travelers and Texas State Troopers.
West Texas
A photo gallery of West Texas from the Pecos to Big Bend.
The Leaving Behind
Everything I’ve ever known has shaped me into what I am, and for all of those situations, those circumstances and, especially, those few wonderful people, I’ll be a better person.
Blue, Steel and Ponies
I’d only met her days ago, a wandering woman of a girl living in this small town’s hostel, cell phoneless, with seemingly nothing more in the way of possessions than the leather pack that hang round her waste and a black and pink bicycle, but she’d taken a shine to my son and offered me […]
Return to Marathon
Back for stay #2 in our favorite small Texas town, Marathon.
Planning Ahead, Is It Good Sense or Defeating the Purpose?
Do you want to plan the next 6 months of your trip, or just show up wherever, whenever?
The American Picnic
Tristan and I took a bike ride to a beautiful little county park tucked away in the desert between the cattle and their ranches. We went for the bike ride, a solid 10 miles roundtrip, but alas, revelations are always there for those who would have them.
50 Degrees of Sunlight Before the Horizon
A desert sun may be as unforgiving as a pregnant girl’s Baptist father, but give me this rocking chair and a six pack of New Castle and I can bake under its glow without needing any solar approval. No, a sun god is no trifling matter, but as much as he’s a burning big cheese, […]
Springing Leaks
A flat tire and a busted water main in the RV park. Times are tough, but no tougher than a veggie burger.