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In Far West Texas, a Quiet Corner of the U.S.-Mexico Border

In far west Texas, it’s possible to drive 80 mph down a two-lane highway for half an hour and not encounter a single other vehicle.

The New York Sun/Scott Norvell
Texas Farm Road 170 hugs the Rio Grande separating the United States and Mexico between Terlingua and Presidio. The New York Sun/Scott Norvell
SCOTT NORVELL
SCOTT NORVELL

Americans who spend all of their time on the coasts tend to forget just how vast this place we call home really is. Anyone griping that the country is too crowded is either a fool or a couch potato.

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SCOTT NORVELL
SCOTT NORVELL

Mr. Norvell is National Editor of The New York Sun.

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