Terlingua Ghost Town

Terlingua is an unusual place.  It's known for a ghost town, but it's more than that.  It's a haven for people getting away from it all.  Hippies (the modern variety), doomsday preppers, corporate dropouts, and those who just want to live a very simple life for any other reason.  Sunday I hope to get out to grab some photos of some of the dwellings along the highway.  But first, let's check out the ghost town.   Let's start with some website info:

http://ghosttowntexas.com/
The gathering place is the general store.

The ghost town is not deserted.  Various buildings have been rehabbed as either homes or businesses.
Wikipedia summary of the town

The general store photos show the porch loaded with tourists.  But the two times we've been there, it has been locals hanging out.  Around sunset they get together to drink beer and play guitars.  Yesterday afternoon it was a group of young-twenty-somethings and their dogs.  Fitting into the modern hippie mold I mentioned above.  We were going to eat at the Starlight Restaurant, but after looking at the menu we took a pass.  We were not in that frame of mind, so we headed out down the dark road to the Long Draw for some good pizza.

There is quite a little music scene here too.  Last night a good act was playing at the Starlight, the other night the Long Draw was the place to be, and so on.

Our first day, we did wander around the ghost town a bit.  We snapped a photo or two; here is the best of the lot:

We had lunch in the ghost town at a little place called La Posada Milagro.  Terry had their chili, and I had a breakfast plate.  Plus homemade deserts.  It was all DELICIOUS.