You know why they call it Texas?

Because it Tex as so long to get across it!

March 5,6
Marfa, Texas
The movie “Giant”was filmed here. Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean stayed in the Hotel Paisono here while filming the movie. It was James Dean’s final film before he died in a car crash. The hotel has lots of memorabilia from the film and very cute shops with unusual gifts.
The first day we drove by the Prada store on the side of the road and stayed outside of town at Marfa Lights a phenomenon that started in the late 1800’s with a cowboy seeing strange lights in the sky. They continue and there has been no scientific explanation. We saw some unusual lights, but the stars in the sky were just as interesting. Beautiful!
It’s a real artsy place and we enjoyed waking around, having coffee and admiring the buildings and art.
The second night we stayed at El Cosmico and cool campground with old trailers, yurts, tepees and army tents to rent. We stayed in the parking lot, but had access to the showers, hammock grove, communal kitchen and dutch hot tubs. It was very cool. Ate breakfast at Marfa Burrito.