Day 19

Van Horn to Marfa 74 miles

The past few days we have been riding through ghost towns. Gas stations, hotels, cafes all closed and mostly in ruin. 

Until we got to Marfa, TX.  New construction, nice cafes, wine bars, art galleries.  The movie 'Giant' was filmed here and the cast (Rock Hudson, James Dean, Liz Taylor) stayed at the Hotel Paisano.  

Marfa is eclectic.  

It's the new "Art Scene". But it's rough around the edges. The above picture is an art installation about 30 miles from Marfa in Vanentine, TX. It's called Prada Marfa. 

Below is the public library where we had lunch in Valentine, TX.  The Travel Club at the local school provided Burritos at 2 bucks for a large one.  37 students in the entire school k-12. 

We're staying at the Marfa Community Center for the night. 

~frances