Editor’s Notes
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brown winter,
some times
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snowy winter,
some times a wildflower-
filled early spring. This is
the time of year in the Big
Bend when everyone says
“nothing happens.” But
you don’t have to go far to
find places to hike, concerts
and readings to enjoy and
always the beautiful sky, day and night. Shop the
businesses you find in our pages. And if you’re vis-
iting, explore not only the beauty of the land but
the culture and people you’ll meet.
Donald Judd came to a sleepy little village on
the Marfa Plateau in 1972. Would he recognize
Marfa today? The town has become a whole new
place since then, largely because of what he start-
ed. Read Sasha Watson’s account of Marfa after
Judd.
Jean Hardy Pittman reviews Bill MacLeod’s
life and his legacy of an outstanding series of
books on the geology of the area he loved. Now
Bill will guide future generations through the
geology of the Trans-Pecos and beyond. Thank
you, Bill.
Among the many activities of winter and early
spring in the Big Bend is the Texas Cowboy
Poetry Gathering, a weekend of songs, socializing
and poetry held on the Sul Ross campus. Never
gone? Phyllis Dunham tells you why you should.
Go every year? Read all about what’s in store this
time.
If you’re down south and it’s time to hit the
Rio Grande, find out what it’s like to kayak down
the river. With luck, you’ll get a ride as exciting as
the one Charlie Angell recounts.
Three outstanding Big Bend women are Jim
Glendinning’s “Voices of the Big Bend” this time
around.
I wonder if there’s any single place that
inspires more poetry than the Trans-Pecos. April
is National Poetry Month. Looking ahead to that,
learn how Larry Thomas, Texas 2008 poet laure-
ate, and his publisher, Clarence Wolfshohl, have
put together several books of poetry. They are
getting ready for yet another; preview new poems,
enjoy an old one.
Not all of the area’s wonders are on top of a
mountain. Underground springs, cold and hot,
have been returning people to health for cen-
turies. Gene Fowler leads us through the healing
properties of spas, springs and inhalatoriums.
Sul Ross State University’s photography club
presents three outstanding student images for our
photo essay, and three outstanding poets share
their observations on the local scene.
Everyone is from somewhere, and often the
somewhere is not here. What if you’re from
Iowa? And you live in Terlingua? Culture shock?
Mark Kneeskern shares his experience.
Fort Peña Colorado. You know it as
Marathon’s Post Park. Learn its history from Bob
Miles as he takes us behind the scenes of those
Texas state historical markers.
Enjoy!
Correction: the photo captioned “a candelilla smuggler”
in the third quarter 2010 issue is incorrect. The correct cap-
tion should have read: “A Trader Bringing Chino Grass to
Market” by W. D. Smithers, and the photo should not have
been used with the story.
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