Marfa, TX – 12.10.14

 

We left Big Bend National Park with the intention of heading straight to New Mexico. But when I started to see signs for Marfa, Texas, something in the brain clicked. “I know this place! I heard of this place!” I told Dan that I don’t really know what the small town has to offer, but it might be worth spending the night, seeing as the sun is already setting. We pulled into Tumble Inn RV around 8 o’clock and immediately felt warm when 5 of the 14 spots were occupied by Airstreams. We checked ourselves in and paid for a night in their customer run office, which just happens to be an adorable 1962 Mobile Scout. So dreamy! That night after dinner we drove through the tiny, one street light town, and ended up at the Marfa Mystery Lights lookout. The mystery lights are strange bursts of light that can be seen over the empty land that surrounds Marfa. They don’t appear every night, but many people have been lucky enough to witness the phenomenon. Supposedly they were first seen by Native Americans hundreds and hundreds of years ago, but were made popular by the people who settled here afterwards. We’re not sure if we saw the mystery lights or heat lightening in the far distance, but I just keep telling myself we saw them.

The following day we woke up early, got in an extremely necessary shower after camping for a week, and decided to explore the town. We sipped on lattes at Squeeze, drove around the back roads, and ate a delicious lunch at Comida Futura. We hitched up The Toaster and decided to hit the road after half a day, but we made a necessary pit stop at the famous Prada Marfa art installation. So weird!

Marfa is an interesting little town. With a population of 1,800 people and one traffic light, there isn’t much to do besides be inspired. This resulted in unique food joints, garages turned into art galleries, and a diverse group of characters just trying to support themselves with their art.

Marfa was a short adventure…but I’m glad it happened.

Bye!
-Toni