If you drive the stretch of Texas road between Marfa and Alpine for about 10 minutes, you will come across a big dome on your right hand side where people come from all over just to stargaze. I am 1 of 40 plus people who have come to watch the performance tonight, this natural phenomenon that the locals call the Marfa Lights. They surf just above the horizon like gigantic fireflies, magnetically pulling towards and away from each other. Some of the beams turn as if to look back at you and it is easy to be hypnotized by the sheer beauty of their celestial glow. Read more »
