Trip Reports from Texas and Beyond. Many from Big Bend National Park. Also from other places in Texas and beyond.
San Antonio Mission Trail – I was in need of a road trip and had organized a trip to Seminole Canyon in Val Verde Co. TX to view Pecos River rock art. Therefore on the way, I stopped to visit the Spanish Missions established in San Antonio in the late 1600’s. I recommend this for […]
I wasn’t sure of what I wanted to do until I awoke this morning and decided then that a day hike. A Loop around the South Rim was the plan. I started out early in the dark under headlamp and reached the SW Rim by 10:00. It was a long day and my knees will
Trip Report Update Big Bend – Oct 31 2012 – Loop around the South Rim Read More »
Big Bend National Park today consisted of and early morning trip to the desert to shoot some sunrise hoodoo pictures. Additionally a trip on the Juniper Canyon road to check out some springs west of Glenn Spring. After shooting the hoodoos north of Panther Junction, I drove the Glenn Spring Road until turning west on
Trip Report update Big Bend National Park Oct 30, 2012 Read More »
Trip Report – Big Bend Oct 29 2012 – Spent a cold night (39 F) in the Basin, but awoke refreshed and ready. I had fresh GROUND coffee. (I brought a coffee grinder and some good beans) But I had to use the electrical outlet in the restroom because my inverter in my truck wouldn’t
I always write Trip Reports – Big Bend when I make the journey. So here is the beginning. After launching out of Houston this morning I arrived this afternoon. It wasn’t what I had planned for this week, but it will make do. The images on this page are from day one of my journey
Trip Report – Big Bend – Oct 28th 2012…..sort of, or will be soon enough Read More »
Fall Trip to Big Bend in early October was a solo trip with a mix of the spectacular and subtle. Mariscal Mine and the River Road East are highlighted. October is a great month to explore. The summer rains have come an the extreme temperatures in the desert are beginning to moderate. Day 1 With