The town of Alpine is the largest of the three west Texas towns just north of the Big Bend. The three towns, Alpine, Marfa, and Fort Davis are located in a perfect triangle each town 25 miles from the other two. Marfa is the more famous, of course, but Alpine has Sul Ross University, a great museum, nice restaurants, and a book store / rock shop where we always find books and or rocks. Murphy Street Raspa is located right across the railroad tracks from 'downtown'. What is a raspa? It is a snowcone, but better. They also serve ice cream if you prefer.