Remnants of WEST TEXAS | GHOST TOWNS of Terlingua, Lajitas, Fort Leaton & Shafter

When I see a cemetery like Lajitas it really reminds me of a movie like The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. Another great video as always.

I've lived on and off in Terlingua for over 40yrs. Several have recently "discovered" the cool artsy place some have called home for decades. It's common NOW to have unseemly amounts of visitors all trying to get away from it all here at the same time so they show up here. Most leave thankfully, but some stay ...... Rethink your options if you can cause : It's 118 in the summer time, few restaurants, the plants cut,stick,make you bleed, it's often cold in the winter, rattlesnakes, coyotes that eat your pets, cruel wind storms, dust storms, droughts, 80 miles to town for parts, poor cell coverage, 230 to Odessa to a level II trauma center, 300 to El Paso for level I, nearest big box shopping 175 mi away in Ft. Stockton, and it goes on and on. Did I mention some of the locals are not safe after closing time! It is as many find out a difficult harsh reality check, so before you come to bring your problems, fears and troubles to our dusty part of the world, pause and think to yourself will the place be a better place if I come and I move there? If the answer is yes, then Bienvenido/welcome to our challenging community. Vivia Terlingua

I'm usually not a fan of cemeteries, but West Texans looks to have some fine ones. They certainly give off that ambience of the Old West!

I worked in Langtry Texas for over a year and I lived in a town of 18 people. The state had a historical expert rebuild an old house with adobe bricks he made on sight with local dirt, plastered the walls with mud and whitewashed the finish with goats milk and lime.

You got To LOVE Texas🤠🤠💫

I came to Terlingua to attend the funeral of a childhood friend. After the funeral we spent a week hiking and enjoying the local vibe. It is similar and different from our cabin in northern Wisconsin woods……

Thanks for this informative video of Texas history.

My Great Great Grandparents, & my Parents,we're born in Terlingua 1800's before it was called Terlingua!

Thank you so much for this amazing video tour and history of the area!

Really nice tour of old towns that once where people lived ,loved, and died! It's good to remember our towns and history,really glad to see your respect!

The Armendariz tombstones you talk about being recent in the Lajitas graveyard are my grandparents and my great grandma. :)

Great video of beautiful history!

I never get tired of watching this one. This part of Texas is like a different planet and the scenery and history are second to none in the state.

Funny how us Texans love the desert and consider it beautiful.. I love West Texas..

Excellent ! Thank you!

FANTASTIC & FABULOUS! Thank you for sharing this video.

We ate in lajitas!! On our way back from Big Bend National Park! Small world I guess.

I toured Terlingua, Fort Leaton, and that area back in the 80's, seams to have changed somewhat.

I ama history buff and love cemeteries its been many years ago but have visited all of those "ghost towns" you visited . You are doing a good job.thank you

Really cool to watch this video n look into the past. I love my Latin Culture ♥️ of Mexican descent. My Dad was from Texas 1910. My Mom from California 1918. I asked, Daddy did you cross the border 🤔 He said, "Border, what Border we just came went back n forth with laugher." I guess it was a deferential time in America!