Trip Reports from Texas and Beyond

Trip Reports from Texas and Beyond. Many from Big Bend National Park. Also from other places in Texas and beyond.

Big Bend Feb 2013 – Sundries and the Long Way Home

I took a slow drive down the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive after bagging Croton Peak, to grab a few shots of the Dorgan House. In addition I visited the tuff and lava formations near Castolon Peak. The area near Castolon Peak is delightful. The myriad of color and shapes are worthy of exploring. Especially interesting

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Big Bend Feb 2013 – A Mountain and View

Big Bend Feb 2013 – Croton Peak -A Mountain and View After a long day in the Alamo Creek wash, I was driven by my stomach once again. Grillin’ and Chillin’ were in order and I did both. After filling a hole in my stomach, I pondered my plans for the next morning. The weather

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Alamo Creek Badlands

Big Bend Feb 2013 – The Desert and a Spring

Big Bend Feb 2013 – The Desert and a Spring. After returning to the Basin from my loop through Neville Spring, I fired up the BBQ grill at my campsite and sat down for a proper meal. No jerky or trail mix for me this night! The Plan – Big Bend Feb 2013 The desert

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A single Bluebonnet

Big Bend Feb 2013 – The Desert…and a flower

After my short hike on Sunday, I met up with Robert and his friend Mitch. They were planning a long distance, multi-day backpacking trip and I was going to assist them in the logistics of getting a vehicle to their exit point and ferrying them back to their starting point on Monday morning. We met for

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