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Melinda Gill Black‎ sent us this pic of a wicked Cholla cactus with a delicate bird's nest tucked inside at Big Bend Ranch State Park. My guess is a Cactus Wren. Your guess?

Fall in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Hiker Jason Merlo sent us this snap of a succulent set against the backdrop of traditional fall colors in McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park.‎

Sea of Grass in Ft. Davis

Pam Rendall-Bass took a road trip with her girlfriends last November and ended up with this breathtaking shot just outside Ft. Davis. Gorgeous! ‎

Mimi Webb Miller in the New York Times

Check out this profile of La Posada Milagro's Mimi Webb Miller in the New York Times written by Marfa resident Rachel Monroe.

Vacation Snaps at Cibolo

Savvy Dallasite Veletta Forsythe Lill recently traveled to Far West Texas and among her many gorgeous vacation shots is this one of Cibolo Creek Ranch. Check it out next time you're around!

Chisos in the Distance

Gorgeous shot from Alan Rothwell of Big Bend National Park as viewed from Terlingua.

Bravo, Marfa!

Just your typical spectacular sunset taken on Highland Avenue, Marfa's main street. If you haven't experienced a mind-blowing West Texas sunset, you haven't lived!

The Wild, Wild West

The site Old West Postcards has these fun images of Border Patrol in El Paso taking down some smugglers in the 1930s.

Here is the church, here is the steeple...

From Preservation Texas comes this image: the construction of an adobe church in Ft. Stockton, TX c. 1890.

Detours

I should know this by now, or at least not feel a sense of surprise: detours can bring great rewards. Usually we're on a mission and can't be distracted by a simple green sign with an arrow saying, "Historic Marker." Appointments loom, and there isn't time for wandering. And, sometimes a marker seems to direct you to look at nothing, or at something that is no longer there.

The weekend is here. For you: great porches around the region!

Starlight Theatre/
Terlingua Trading Company

Our region is blessed with quiet and a pace of life that's invites a slowing down.  What better way to shed the stresses of the city, than to find a great porch and contemplate the scenery or watch people or critters?  Here's a roll call of some of our favorite porches in the region...but by no means is it an exhaustive list.  Let us know if you've found a favorite of your own!

Historic Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis

The remote Williams Ranch in
Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Marathon's Gage Hotel's courtyard