The sun sets 14 miles north of Van Horn on Texas State Highway 54.
Blue Origin’s secrecy dates back to the early 2000s, when Bezos was first buying up ranch land in the area. Lawyers called and made offers to ranch owners. Some refused at first. The offers eventually became too sweet to pass up.
But whom the lawyers represented was unknown. Neither Bezos’ name nor his company’s were linked to the deals; the ranches’ deeds went to corporate entities named after famous explorers.
A sunset view on Highway 54, 20 miles north of Van Horn.
