Big Bend & West Texas

This is one of the few travel guides available for West Texas. It covers in detail Big Bend, Big Bend State Park, Alpine, Balmorea, Marfa, EL Paso and many other fine locations in West Texas. A must have for traveling anywhere south of Midland and West of San Antonio. Some of the accommodations and Restaurant choices need updating, a few addresses are just plain wrong and some area codes are outdated, but all in all this book is a help. Of interest the author does a good job recommending El Paisano hotel in Marfa, which is one of he great gems of accommodation in the region.

If and when you get the chance to escape to the wilds of West Texas, be sure to take Eric along. If things don't work out, take his book. It's almost as informative as he is. Better yet, you can put him down (which is something I can't do).

I didn't think there was anyplace in Texas worth stopping at until I visited the Big Bend. How this guy ever knew about John Madden's favorite restaurant in West Texas is one of the many things I liked about this book and give it a top recommendation. More on Mexico border towns would appeal to me (but that's not Texas, is it).

From Dryden to Pyote, and even down to Cuidad Acuna, Eric O'Keefe has covered "God's Country" as only a person who has spent a major portion of their life in the region can.O'Keefe moved from Houston to Alpine, Texas during his formative high school years, and the detailed descriptions of this beautiful part of the Lone Star State reflect that intimate knowledge of the small towns, and hole-in-the-wall cafes that give West Texas it's special character. O'keefe has since abandoned West Texas for the more chic atmosphere of Santa Fe, but don't hold that against him. He still knows where to buy beer in Sheffield.If you are planning a visit, this is the guide you "Must Have".