This past March, I went to a family wedding in Tucson with my wife and son. We flew to Arizona from our home in Maryland on the way out, but I wanted to do something different for the way back, so I took the bus the whole way back, a journey of about 2,000 miles. I have to say that this was quite an experience! I met some fascinating characters. The two most memorable ones were a man from central Mexico who was traveling from his home all the way to the Washington area for work with several friends, and a professional long-distance car driver on his way home, who had some hilarious stories. I also saw quite a lot of territory I hadn’t seen before, especially in southern New Mexico, west Texas, and parts of the South.
All that said, the best experience of the trip was west of El Paso, where I had switched buses. I had the luck of passing through the hills of West Texas as the Sun was setting, and seeing the hills in the sunset light was an amazing revelation. I am planning to make this sight into the Texas chapter of the book.
Out West Writings 