from Kevin Dowling on 9 Oct 2023
I did not have a great experience in Texas. The oppressive reality of border patrol and local PD made it feel like it was one bad day away from becoming a Police State. It felt like I had left American. Big Bend on the other hand is fucking incredible. It felt like a herd of dinosaurs was gonna be around the corner as I traveled one of the most breathtaking roads I have ever traveled (River Rd). I honestly do not know if I will ever go back to Texas after this trip but if I did it would be to take a deep dive into the west Texas oil extraction community. Rugged humans living in a rugged landscape doing rugged work. Very interesting.