We went there a few years ago, while we were in Fort Davis, to see the Marfa Lights. We did see the lights - it's a real thing! But at the same time, we also saw a Space X launch, including seeing the flash of the 1st stage separation. It was an amazingly cool experience.

While waiting for sunset, we also took a drive out of town to the southwest toward Mexico. It started as a nice paved road, but after an hour or so the pavement disappeared. A bit later, we started meandering down the side of a mountain, on loose shale, only one lane wide and nowhere to turn around. The views were amazing, but it seemed that was a clear sign that it was time to turn back.

My wife and I had our wedding in Marathon which is in the other side of Alpine. We both love the area and my oldest son is named Jett after James Dean’s character in the movie Giant which was filmed in and near those towns. Did you find the pay phone in Marfa that just plays Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off through the handset? Hah it’s a magical desert out that way.

Yes. It is pretty wacky. And while it looks like quiet the EV charging desert on paper (the nearest Tesla charger is in Alpine) but by springing for RV sites in Big Bend and Terlingua we made it work just fine. EDIT: My only regret was going during spring break season. It makes for some very nice weather, but during those two weeks or so, the handful of restaurants in Marfa are overwhelmed.

Don’t pass up Marfa Burrito, just off Highland Ave. Gigantic and extremely good. It’s a cool town on the edge of nowhere.

I actually go there every year for a generative art festival. It’s a surreal and awesome spot for sure.