The proposed route we’re looking at for the trip north goes right through Pecos, Texas (as well as Junction, Sonora, and Ft. Stockton). I remember Pecos from a 1985 trip when my mom drove our foreign exchange student, my little brother, and me all around Texas for a whirlwind tour of the state. (Seeing the Southforks Ranch near Dallas was a big deal… that show had just hit Denmark, the exchange student’s home.)
Out west, we saw Pecos. Right on the Pecos River. I’ve always associated Judge Roy Bean with Pecos, but it seems he actually set up shop in Langtry, Texas — a little further west.
Pecos is home to the World’s First Rodeo and the “West of the Pecos Museum.” They have a nice PDF visitors’ guide online.
By the way, Fort Stockton is home to the World’s Largest Roadrunner.