Christmas Memories of Lajitas Trading Post
SOMEWHERE IN THE LOWER BIG BEND: To All, As the same for many others, Christmas has taken me somewhat by surprise. With that I am reposting an essay from my third book ‘Out There: Essays on the Lower Big Bend.’ I hope you enjoy this...
Once Upon a Time, What Might Have Been
SOMEWHERE IN THE LOWER BIG BEND: Below Carousel Mountain and off the Dodson Trail runs an ancient path few know of and even fewer venture upon. To me it is ‘The Shortcut,’ a rather unpoetic moniker for a route that has likely felt the impact…
The Desert is a Harsh Mistress
SOMEWHERE IN THE LOWER BIG BEND: Nearly sixty years ago, the great science fiction novelist Robert A. Heinlein penned a story entitled ‘The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.’ Well, this desert is too; even for us whom others might consider this setting being our second…
A Land Worth Dying For…
SOMEWHERE IN THE LOWER BIG BEND: “It’s a grand country, boys, and it’s land worth dying for.” Those words from my fourth book came to mind as I stood here, a long way from most anything else other than miles upon miles of a rugged,…