I always like these threads about west Texas. I'll never go there, but learn a lot from everyone's postings.

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Originally posted by Sunset_Va:
I always like these threads about west Texas. I'll never go there, but learn a lot from everyone's postings.

I've never lived there but have driven though it several times. Interstate driving now is not nearly as interesting as 1960s travel on 2-lane roads was. Back then the sheer desolation was intense.

flashguy

Changing the wording from a joke already made by a famous comedian:

You know what a fun thing to do in Pecos, Texas is? Pack up and get the hell outta there.

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Originally posted by arfmel:
Odessa ain’t much, but at 150 miles, it’s the nearest “big city”, where people from Alpine go to buy groceries at HEB, or get hauled to in an ambulance if they have anything wrong with them that can’t be fixed at the jerkwater hospital in Alpine. Anything more than stitches or a plaster cast.

I couldn't imagine living in a place so isolated. Why would someone open a college there?

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Some people like isolation. I thoroughly enjoyed the week I spent in Big Bend National Park. Other than working out and going to sporting events my University could have been located in West Texas. I bet the property taxes are not too high with that oil revenue.

“Why would someone open a college there?”

Sul Ross State University has been there over 100 years now. One of the reasons it was established was to serve what was then an even more isolated area. I believe it was originally a teacher’s college.


Property taxes are no bargain in Brewster county. There’s not any oil production to speak of and there’s not many people to share the cost of operating expenses for the county.

Personally, I prefer unspoiled open space to the infrastructure and throngs of people in more developed areas.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
Made it to El Paso.

Pecos to El Paso?

5 days to go 210 miles?

Took me about the same time, I had a really crappy pickup truck.

I did get a new pickup, now I can do it in 2.5 hours or so.

LOL just kidding around here. I figure you're working out there.
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Gene, I was thinking that’s like a bike ride pace

^^^^ Must of been a heckuva head wind, you know how the wind is out there.
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I was in Ft Worth working for 5 days. Corporate conference. Pecos was an evening stop on my drive over. Was getting tired.

My trip back in Friday - made it to El Paso where I crashed for the night.

About 2010 my #2 son & I toured thru Texas as part of our 'go see family in Tampa' Great Scenic Loop.

He was about 30 years old at the time, and looked as straight cut as you can get.

Not sure of the motel name we rented, near middle of town. He took the pick up over a couple blocks to gas up and to pick up dinner at the drive in.

He was rather delayed on his return, finally reappeared rather rattled, told a story of some local cop nearly arresting him for some unknown behavior while waiting in the drive-in line.

Amazing how much driving there is between Rozwell NM and San Antonio Tx.

Out of state plates, a problem all the time.