Marfa Lights

Back in the early 90s (we were trying to think exactly what date, we think May 1992), Dwayne and I took a driving trip around Texas with both of our dads and his stepmom, Peggy. We had a really great time - 2800 miles over 10 days and only about 2 hours spent on an interstate.

On that trip, we drove from DFW east, visiting a few home sites where Pop Cartwright had lived growing up - then to Jefferson, TX, from there down through the middle part of the state visiting Independence and Brenham, west to Fredericksburg, back east to San Antonio and then to Port Aransas, King Ranch, down to the Rio Grande Valley, up the Rio Grande Valley to Big Bend and Presidio, and up to Marfa, TX.

One of the claims-to-fame for Marfa is the appearance of unexplained lights across the desert east of town.  Here is information I copied from wikipedia:
Marfa may be most famous for the Marfa lights, visible on clear nights between Marfa and the Paisano Pass when one is facing southwest (toward the Chinati Mountains). According to the Handbook of Texas Online, "... at times they appear colored as they twinkle in the distance. They move about, split apart, melt together, disappear, and reappear. Presidio County residents have watched the lights for over a hundred years. The first historical record of them dates to 1883. Presidio County has built a viewing station nine miles east of town on US 67 near the site of the old air base.

When we were here back in the early 90s, we drove out to the viewing point and tried to see the lights... but we weren't ever sure we really saw them... we didn't make it to Marfa this time, but are thinking that we need to try going out there again - maybe with Miss Daisy, we could stay throughout the night!

One additional note on the Marfa lights:  Dwayne thinks they must be related to Israelites and Canaanites and Amorites... but I'm not sure!