If you are driving on Highway 90, just West of Marfa, you may see some Giant installations based on a James Dean character and Elizabeth Taylor. The art shows Dean’s character, Jett Rink, and other pieces from the 1956 movie. The last movie in James Dean’s short-lived career before his untimely death, “GIANT” was a [...]
I recently travelled through western Texas from Marfa to El Paso. I spent a few days in El Paso, from Spanish, (“the pass”). El Paso stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico-United States border from Ciudad Juarez. The journey triggered an impromptu road trip and as I stopped to take pictures and [...]
On my way to Prada Marfa, I drove past Valentine. On approaching you can see a Western movie unfold before your very eyes. Here's a bit about ithe town from Wikipedia: "Valentine is a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 134 at the 2010 census, down from 187 at the [...]
