With the posting of these far western counties, we can announce the project as completed. The goal was travel all of Texas – even the remotest of counties and we met that goal

These counties represented the highs and lows of Texas County Courthouses. Some of the towns are bustling and alive with activity – while others are just hanging on. This area contains the Permian Basin – and all that black gold. There are mountains and deserts – but not a lot of lakes.

If you’re short on time – THE TOP COURTHOUSES on this trip included: Presidio County, Jeff Davis County, Brewster County, Crockett County and a restored Glasscock County. Other counties visited include: El Paso, Hudspeth, Midland, Ector, Pecos, Upton, Andrews, Martin, Loving, Ward, Reeves, Winkler, Crane, and Culberson.

But of course, that’s not all to be seen. As usual, we captured some of the old jails in film – including: Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, and Martin county jails.

Most of the towns we visited were not particularly ‘photogenic’ – we did take some pics in a few of them so that you could get a flavor of West Texas. Some were kind of wasting away – while others seemed to be doing quite well. The towns included are: Mentone, Odessa, Stanton, Marfa, Alpine, Sierra Blanca, Ft. Davis, Van Horn, El Paso and Ozona.

We also visited Bush’s Boyhood Home in Midland, the Odessa Meteor Crater, and Ft. Davis National Monument.

Last, but not least, this was West Texas with a tremendous amount of driving. So, I’ve included photos grouped by sections of the trip. There is: The Drive to Odessa, The Drive to Van Horn, The Drive to Alpine, Alpine to Ft. Davis, and The Drive from Alpine to Sonora. I especially like the photos of the trailer flat tire in the middle of almost nowhere!!