Marfa – New York Chic in the Texas Desert
We were only in Marfa Texas for three days and two nights, but this place is extremely unique. Where else in the world can you visit a small town with a population of 1,900 yet feast on 5 star gourmet food, enjoy world famous art installations, and gaze upon one of the nation’s few unexplained phenomenons?
We parked our RV out at the famous Marfa Mystery Lights viewing area. They allow overnight parking and we stayed for 2 nights. Not sure if multiple nights are ok, but the town wasn’t busy at all during our stay and no one gave us any hassle. We thought about moving to another spot but there’s no BLM or National Forest land, and the few RV parks weren’t too appealing (and surprisingly expensive for a small town in the middle of nowhere).
Here's a few of our favorite spots, a few quotes from the locals, and our take on this cool town in the southwestern Texas desert:
Alpine Texas – There Aint Nuthin Out There
And I quote “There ain’t nuthin’ out there!”
That's what we were told each time we asked about what to do in Alpine. We arrived in Alpine, Texas with only a few hours of daylight on a Monday expecting, well…"nuthin" (we spent most of our day in Marfa, TX). What we found instead was a little microcosm of awesomeness, and we've just barely scratched the surface!
We parked the RV in the middle of town on the main highway, unhooked the Smart car and headed into the visitor center.
Why You Should Know How The Emergency Exit Windows Work
We've never really given much thought to those red handles on our RV bedroom window, yet, somehow we knew it’s the emergency exit window. And that’s it, that’s as far as our curiosity or knowledge went…until now.
Fleetwood asked us to make a series of RV Quick Tips videos and one of them was How to use the Emergency Exit Window. At first we balked.
Hits and Misses of Taos, NM
We’ve been to Taos, New Mexico a number of times and it seems we’re always finding new adventures around the area…some good and others not so good! Overall I would call the small town of Taos eclectic, odd, artsy, historic, and most of it with an eco-conscious style. This year we visited Taos at the first of February and the town was pretty darn quiet. We were the only RV at the BLM campground (besides the camp host), some days it snowed and some days it was 80 degrees, when we would belly up to a bar we’d be amongst only a handful of locals…it felt like the entire town was our oyster waiting to be cracked! Since we were staying at the BLM with no internet connection we ended up going into town most every day to eat, drink and get a little work done. After paying for a few experiences that were not so great we decided to keep track and share our thoughts.
