It's Bent, Our Time in Big Bend
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This place was spectacular, and without having any idea we nailed the timing.
We showed up mid-week expecting to find some place to camp, but there was one. Perhaps the timing could have been better in this particular regard. So we wound up in the cute little town that is Terlingua. It's got an artsy individualist flair, but comes with a warning to not fuck it up. There were stickers everywhere saying things like "Don't Marfa my Terlingua". On the corkboard at the gas station, the most prominently posted thing was someone offering to purchase used water systems. It’s interesting the way there’s an obvious dissonance around taking tourist money and not becoming a sell out town.
We went for a quick dip into the park (wich also included a dip). We lost a bit of time to the park, which really didn't bother us in the slightest, but for the fact that we still had to figure out camping. We wandered into Rancho Topanga after hours and set up a rather cold and windy camp for a bowl of ramen.
After a nights rest we were delighted to find warm showers. Went to settle up, and got called a tresspasser. Seemed a bit odd to me for a campground. Either they were teasing, or they were genuinely offended that we'd checked ourselves in after hours. You win some you lose some, but maybe take note if you're going camping there.
