This was in the summer of 1974 on River Rd between the Hill and Lajitas. I was hunting the area as was Bob Mackin and I don't think anyone else. Someone had hit a very large bull that was lying at the edge of the road, part on the pavement. No, that wasn't the weird part... that came the next pass. I was buzzing toward Big Hill, having just passed the bull and dead truck that had hit it and was just heading along one of the low-lying straight shots of road when I thought I saw something moving on the side of the road (person-size). I slowed slightly and suddenly saw some sort of wire or cable right at windshield height right ahead of me. I jammed on the brakes, hit it, and saw huge sparks shooting off the side of my truck where the wire hit the metal of my truck! There were no power lines there so this was really strange and it really spooked me. I didn't stop -- I zoomed on and did not see the bashed up truck that had hit the bull on the next pass to Lajitas. Never did find out what happened. And no, this isn't bull.... I found the Big Hill alterna below not many days after this.



Anyone ever spend time with the Marfa Lights? --HW

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