10 Things to Explore in Far West Texas

If you’ve ever visited Big Bend or drove through west Texas, you’ll come across Alpine, Texas. I spent a week there hiking and kayaking at Big Bend. While there, I explored a few other things. It’s a good place central to many other locations you’ll want to see while you’re in that part of the country. Alpine, Texas The city is one of a few small frontier towns remaining from the glory day of the western mining and expansive cattle ranching. There is little on the way into town, and there is little to see after you leave the town. Hundreds of miles protect it from any sign of typical consumer American amenities, and in this way, it is perfect. Alpine is a small town with about 5,000 residents at an elevation of 4,475 feet. It has an interesting climate. In the springtime morning, temperatures might hover in the mid-40s before rising into the upper 80s and dropping again in the evening. There is little rain, but instead, a short distance away from downtown, there are stars. This part of west Texas is known as an International Dark Sky Community. Alpine Texas sits just 90 miles north of Big Bend […]

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