[HN Gopher] Sul Ross Desk
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       Sul Ross Desk
        
       Author : benbreen
       Score  : 119 points
       Date   : 2024-03-17 04:57 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.atlasobscura.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.atlasobscura.com)
        
       | beaugunderson wrote:
       | good timing, I'm headed through there in a couple of weeks...
       | curious how it ended up here though :)
        
         | dustincoates wrote:
         | It has how in the article:
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         | > IN 1979, THREE STUDENTS AT Sul Ross State University decided
         | they needed a spot away from campus to study. And why not grind
         | on those exam reviews with a view? So Jim Kitchen, Bill Wagner,
         | and Travis Miller carted a desk up to the top of Hancock Hill,
         | north of campus.
        
           | elaus wrote:
           | I took GPs comment more like a "how did this topic end up
           | here in HN, just now as I plan to travel there". Admittedly I
           | also can't see the connection to IT, but I enjoyed the read
           | nevertheless :)
        
             | Paul-Craft wrote:
             | Baader-Meinhof strikes again.
             | 
             | https://www.dictionary.com/e/tech-science/baader-meinhof-
             | phe...
        
             | dustincoates wrote:
             | Ah that makes more sense indeed.
             | 
             | I've, incidentally, been to the desk once. It was in pretty
             | bad shape at that point (perhaps it's been replaced since)
             | and had the worst smell I've ever come across.
             | 
             | Alpine is a great little town, though. I often tell my wife
             | that I'd love to move there, maybe in retirement. It's got
             | a "quick" connection to Big Bend and Marfa, and because of
             | the isolation, you don't really need to worry about it
             | becoming overrun.
        
               | joloooo wrote:
               | Terlingua nearby is a vibe too. Sadly I do fear a spill
               | over from Marfa might ruin Alpine.
        
       | teddyh wrote:
       | OpenStreetMap links1 this longer article:
       | <https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/notebooks-hancock-h...>
       | 
       | 1.
       | <https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11740525250#map=16/30.370...>
        
         | beaugunderson wrote:
         | I added the trail, the viewpoint, and the article link to OSM
         | right after this made it to HN, didn't expect it to be useful
         | so soon!
        
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