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 […]
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
Big Bend Feb 2013 – The Desert. About 6 weeks ago, I looked at the tour calendar of the Rock Art Foundation and saw the opportunity to combine a trip to the Halo Shelter with a trip farther west to Big Bend. I hadn’t been there since my Fall 2012 trip, and it was about time for
Big Bend Feb 2013 – The Desert and a Mountain I just returned from a week long trip to Seminole Canyon TX and Big Bend National Park. I have a lot of photos to go through and post, plus a trip report is in order. It will take some time, but here are a few
A few from Big Bend. Images from Feb 2013 Likewise a quick post, to clean up and process later. Foremost these images are of sights that are common place west of the Pecos. Brilliant sunrises, life and death in the desert and alien landscapes. In addition secret springs and canyons with surprises around every turn.
In Big Bend National Park, along the southwest slopes of Emory Peak, is a small grove of Texas quaking aspens. The southernmost stand in the United States. These trees are the last few remnants from ancient, wetter times thousands of years ago. You can find Texas quaking aspen trees in only a few places in