Arts, Stars, and Horseshoes!

Who: Christine, Kate, and me!

What: ROAD TRIP!

Where: Marfa, TX - Population: 2,121 - Area: 1.6 sq. mi

When: July 20 - 24, 2009

Why: Art&Stars!

Day 1: 8 hour drive to Marfa, TX with a stop in San Antonio at Chris Madrid's for lunch. mmm... Tostada Burger. Arrive at the Fuchsia Door - our Marfa Headquarters - and proceed to walk the town and find dinner (ice cream).

That night, we went out the Marfa Lights observation area -- THEY ARE HEADLIGHTS! Well, headlights, given the right weather temperament, that appear over the mountains. But alas, we were not disappointed by the night sky! New found obsession - STARS! I will never see more stars than I did in West Texas.

Day 2: Hike the Davis Mountains in the Davis Mountain State Park, Fort Davis! We met the creepiest old lady park ranger who whispered everything and stared at you intently, even when she was drawing little hearts on our map.

Marfa Prada in Valentine, TX! Unfortunately, it seems it was vandalized and emptied again.

Then back home to cook dinner before our Star Party at the UT Observatory! Saturn, Saturn, Saturn! There's some fancy stuff out there in the universe - nebulas, M16, Whirlpool Galaxy, etc. Can I have this for Christmas?

Day 3: Tour of the Chinati Foundation. Donald Judd (1928 - 1994), a minimalist artist, bought the old military base in Marfa and turned it into a permanent installation site for himself and his artist friends. Sometimes I really don't get art.

Donald Judd's 100 Boxes

John Chamberlain

Flavin

John Wesley

Roni Horn

Claes Oldenburg & Coosje Van Bruggen

Carl Andre

Afterwards, we went to the Ayn Foundation to see a couple galleries, one displaying works of Andy Warhol.

Then it proceeded to HAIL in Marfa, TX, so that was a lovely jog back to our apartment. After drying off a bit and changing, we drove through flash-flooded Marfa to Padre's for dinner. Frito pie + bratwurst = mmm, bad idea. Foosball, shuffleboard, pool, and some Scattegories to end the night.

Day 4: Breakfast in Alpine and the 8 hour drive home to conclude our wonderful road trip!

For more pictures, visit Christine's Album from which I stole pictures.