Dudleys Diary: Photos From Frank And Dudley's' Big Bend Adventure ...

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Photos From Frank And Dudley's' Big Bend Adventure ...

On the way Friday we stopped at Perinis Steak House in Buffalo Gap TX and ate some fried Quail Legs and a Grilled Tenderloin for lunch. Saw a Giant Armadillo in the parking lot ...

We drove to Monahans TX and listened to some Guy Clark songs, "Texas 1947" and "Randall Knife" and "Desperados Waiting For A Train" then drove to Pecos TX and checked out the restored depot and caboose ...

We then drove to Alpine and checked into our motel ...

Saturday morning we drove south to the old mining town of Terlingua TX home of the World Famous Carroll Shelby Chili Cook Off and drove west on the "River Road" along the Rio Grande and the border with Mexico. The scenery was spectacular ...

After going about 60 miles we reached the border town of Presideo, TX. We then drove north to Marfa, TX. We had a close call with a State Trooper who caught the guy up ahead bird dogging for us! We then stopped at a Border Checkpoint, a first for Dudley...

We drove west from Marfa towards Valentine TX to Prada Marfa. Took a photo of Dudley with the Prada Store in the background and the best part is Dudley caught a Union Pacific Freight rolling by just across from the store and got some great photos ...

We then went back to Marfa and on into Alpine after driving through a few Liquor Stores to stock up. Dudley is not a big drinker. These two bottles of Four Roses and Maker's Mark Bourbon and a bottle of Scorpion Mezcal will last for years ...

Saturday evening we went back to the motel and rested, then Frank left to go to Reata Steak House to make a reservation for dinner. He was on the way when a storm hit and it started to hail golf ball sized hail and bigger. Frank pulled off the highway into a gas station and stopped under a canopy. The wind was gusting up to 80 mph and the hail was coming under the canopy and hitting Dudley's truck. Back at the motel, Dudley watched out the window in awe at the worst hail storm he had seen in over 45 years. The window in Dudley's room got shattered...

All of the vehicles in the motel parking lot had their windshields broken, luckily Dudley's glass was undamaged. We had a late dinner at Reatta of Fried Calf Fries and a Tenderloin Steak and a Lone Star Beer ...

After dinner we drove back towards Marfa to the viewing area and we actually saw the "Marfa Lights" ...

While in Alpine we went and checked out Kokernot Field. It was built in 1947 by a local Rancher. Texas Monthly called it the Yankee Stadium of Texas ...

Sunday morning we checked out of the motel and headed home via the Southern Route through San Angelo and Brownwood. Went through Underwood's Drive Thru to get Big Sis some Cherry Cobbler ...