Old Ones Dream

The Best I Ever Had: Indian Tacos

Debo took us for a drive up Spearfish Canyon in a cool drizzle and we stopped in at Cheyenne Crossing for brunch. He recommended the Indian Tacos and it was good advice. Read more →

Lonesome Dove, Texas

Lonesome Dove, the fictional border crossing village in Larry McMurtry's novel, trilogy, and the TV mini-series of the same name, is not set in the Big Bend of the river according to the 25th anniversary feature article in the July 2010 issue of Texas Monthly. Read more →

Asheville, Johnson Vermont, and Granola

We spent Saturday and Sunday at the Organic Growers School held on the campus of UNC - Asheville. This event is just one of the cogs in the machine that supports the amazing local and organic food industry in Western North Carolina. Read more →

Doers, Triers, the Way, and Place

"Cowboys poets" are, for the most part, cowboys and cowgirls who are poets; they do rope. And they are literate. Their poetry honors family, small town community, tradition, heroes, good horses and slow rain; and love of the English language. Read more →

Asheville, Austin and Weird

While on foot in far west Texas recently it was interesting to note the frequency with which the subject of Asheville came up, and how it was most often in the presence of folk from Austin. Read more →

Big Bend Ranch State Park: Hiking

There is no hiking guide for Big Bend Ranch that I have been able to find. But there is an excellent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department "Discovery Map" sometimes available. I found one at the Fort Leaton State Historic Site but they were sold out at Sauceda. If you use... Read more →