We decided that we wanted to spend the 4th of July somewhere in Texas where they bleed red, white and blue. We wanted the quintessential small town American Independence Day experience. We followed the smell of concealed handguns and found Fort Davis. As it turns out 3 towns, Alpine, Marfa, and Fort Davis all take turns with the 4th of July. We had so stay in Alpine because all the hotels in Fort Davis and Marfa were full. Most of them in Alpine were full too, but we found a little motel where the toilet didn't flush. Nearby Big Bend Recreation area was a big draw for the fourth.
We went to the parade and historical "event" in Fort Davis. The historical event had nothing to do with American Independence, but rather was a reinactment of a bank robbery. Some would say that is just Texans showing their own independent streak. Some would say it's not in their nature to dress up in a bunch of wigs and sign things. Some would say, Texans would have signed the Declaration of Independence with hot lead. But, I think that the people of Fort Davis, by staging a bank robbery on Independence Day, (Two shows, one at 2pm the other at 3) are saying something about the way this country was founded. Hmm. Thank you Fort Davis for teaching us a valuable lesson about brutality, greed and unchecked capitalism.
These three towns are a pretty interesting combination.
Marfa: A forcefully quaint artist's community with a gallery for every ten people, where the rich come to see the "real" small town Texas with out giving up their gourmet dining.
Alpine: Home to Sul Ross State University and the independent professional baseball club The Big Bend Cowboys.
Fort Davis: Where even Jesus would be embarrassed by the number of crosses.
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