University Desk Placed on Remote Texas Hilltop Becomes Hub for Solitude and Reflection

“There is apparently one section that's a little dodgy. Um, so hopefully everyone like warns you when you're like, oh, you're going up there, keep in mind. Don't worry, at the top of this hill, you will be rewarded. You will have this amazing view. The land just stretches out forever all around you. Sometimes it looks dry and yellow like desert, and other times it's lush and green and full of flowers after rain. In the distance, there's the hills and the mountains, and the sky is just huge and beautiful. And there's also something else here. Solitude. And quiet. Should you want to take advantage of this and really get some good thinking done, there's a desk here. Yes, a clunky dorm room metal desk with a plastic dorm room chair right on top of this hill.”

“First centuries monks, hermits, and philosophers have retreated to the wilderness to do their deepest thinking. That tradition continues today in Alpine Texas at Sul Ross State University with a desk and chair stolen from a nearby dorm room, put on top of a mountain.”