Todd Anderwald, despite his German-sounding surname, belongs to one of the sixteen Polish families that settled in Bandera in the mid-19th century. He is already of retirement age and looks just like a doppelganger of Santa Claus—an open, friendly, jovial man with a long white beard. On a daily basis, he works laying bricks,…
Johnny Walker BBQ If I had to choose a food product that most reminds me of Texas, the answer is clear: beef! It doesn’t matter in what form—steak, brisket, ribs, Mexican cuisine specialties, or Tex-Mex. Beef reigns supreme in Texas. The best I’ve ever had, because the cows live semi-wild and graze naturally. Many of…
A few years ago, near Bandera, in Pipe Creek, there was another rodeo, in addition to the one in Mansfield Park. The owner of the arena and organizer was Bill Rivers. Bill is 72 years old. He was born in Nebraska but grew up in Missouri. Then he moved to California, where he spent most…
The scenic route through Big Bend National Park forms a loop from Marfa to Presidio, Lajitas, Terlingua, and then further north to Alpine, from where you can drive back to Marfa. Against the backdrop of Lajitas and Terlingua, Marfa lies further to the north, about 100 km from the border. It is a popular starting…
Presidio has only 5,000 residents. It is the smallest in Texas, located in the middle of the desert, 100 km from the nearest city, with a border crossing to Mexico. The border in Presidio runs through the middle of a bridge connecting both banks of the Rio Grande River. It is a concrete structure with…
Texas has over 2,000 kilometers of border with Mexico, while the entire U.S.-Mexico border is just over 3,000 kilometers. The vast majority of the border lies in Texas. Like New Mexico, Arizona, and California, Texas is on the “front line.” This is where the smuggling routes for people and drugs pass through. On the border,…
Route 66 is the most famous road in the world, known by Americans as the “Mother Road.” The goal of its creation was to establish a convenient road connection to the West Coast. There was nothing romantic about it. Millions of people set out westward in search of a place to live, new opportunities that…
Route 66 With a high degree of probability, it can be said that Route 66 is the most famous road in the world. Who hasn’t heard of the legendary route stretching nearly four thousand kilometers from Chicago to Santa Monica, California? Americans call it the “Mother Road” – Drogą Matką. Construction began at the end of…