Down on the Border
February 18th 2007 The drive to Big Bend country was dull, but increasingly hilly. Highlights included the biggest windfarm we've ever seen, lots of oil pumps and a gas station overrun by cats. We stayed the night at a motel in Alpine, after discovering that our planned destination, Marathon, was all out of rooms.
Next morning, it was about an hour's drive down to the National Park through spectacular scenery - s
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