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West of Here: Fort Griffin Fandangle Sampler in Albany

On May 8, 2013 by admin With 0 Comments - Cowboys, Horses, Texas, Travel, West of Here
An Albany cowboy waits for his cue to ride hard and fast to kick off the Fort Griffin Fandangle Sampler near Fort Griffin on May 4, 2013. This is the 75th anniversary of the Fandangle.

An Albany cowboy waits for his cue to ride hard and fast to kick off the Fort Griffin Fandangle Sampler near Fort Griffin on May 4, 2013. This is the 75th anniversary of the Fandangle. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

A young Albany, Texas cowboy waits for his cue to perform at the Fort Griffin Fandangle Sampler on May 4, 2013 at the site near Fort Griffin where Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp met. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

A young Albany, Texas cowboy waits for his cue to perform at the Fort Griffin Fandangle Sampler on May 4, 2013 at the site near Fort Griffin where Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp met.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

A young Albany, Texas cowboy holds tight to his dad after the conclusion of the Fort Griffin Fandangle Sampler on May 4, 2013 at the site near Fort Griffin where Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp met. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

A young Albany, Texas cowboy holds tight to his dad after the conclusion of the Fort Griffin Fandangle Sampler on May 4, 2013 at the site near Fort Griffin where Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp met. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

This past Saturday, May 4, I drove west to Albany, Texas (that’s pronounced All-bany) to attend the Sampler (preview) of the 75th Fort Griffin Fandangle. The whole show took place north of town out at Fort Griffin on Cliff Teinert’s place where Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp met.

The Sampler is a preview of the upcoming Fort Griffin Fandangle that takes place on two weekends: June 20, 21, 22, and June 27, 28 and 29.

Any day now the June issue of Texas Highways magazine will hit the stands with photos I made at last year’s Fandangle.

West of Here: Two days in Boquillas

On April 28, 2013 by admin With 0 Comments - Big Bend National Park, Boquillas del Carmen, Photojournalism, Texas, Travel, West of Here
Juaquin Luna, 83, plays guitar outside the cantina in Boquillas, Coahuila, Mexico on April 19, 2013.

Juaquin Luna, 83, plays guitar outside the cantina in Boquillas, Coahuila, Mexico on April 19, 2013.

I spent April 19 and 20 in Boquillas photographing life in the village after the 11-year absence of U.S. tourist money. The people of Boquillas are glad to have visitors once again and despite our absence, the village is still home to a friendly, hard-working populace. After dwindling to 90 residents during the past 11 years, some villagers are returning.

American tourists stroll the main road in Boquillas on April 20, 2013 just nine days after the border crossing was re-opened between the village and Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park in Texas.

American tourists stroll the main road in Boquillas on April 20, 2013 just nine days after the border crossing was re-opened between the village and Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park in Texas.

West of Here: New Boquillas Border Crossing in Big Bend is Open

On April 11, 2013 by admin With 0 Comments - Big Bend National Park, Texas, Travel, West of Here
Waiting area of the new Customs and Border Patrol crossing and point of entry on the U.S. side in Big Bend National Park near Rio Grande Village.

Waiting area of the new Customs and Border Patrol crossing and point of entry on the U.S. side in Big Bend National Park near Rio Grande Village. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

The much-awaited opening of the new Customs and Border Patrol crossing and point of entry in Big Bend National Park happened today, Wednesday April 10, 2013. For the first time in more than a decade, since the days shortly after 9/11, Mexican and U.S. citizens can cross the border legally between the U.S. and the tiny Mexican village of Boquillas del Carmen.