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Boquillas Canyon
10-11-23 Boquillas Canyon is in the far southeast corner of Big Bend. Here the Rio Grande flows through a deep canyon. The tunnel in picture #1 is on the road to Boquillas Canyon. Across the Rio Grande on the Mexico side is the small town of Boquillas del Carmen (picture #2). In picture #3 you… Read more
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The Window
10-10-23 In Chisos Basin there is a trail that takes you to a formation called The Window. The Window is the top of a 200 ft waterfall, which flows only when it’s raining. The V in the rock right behind us in picture #1 is the top of the window. We hiked the 5 miles… Read more
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Chisos Basin
10-09-23 & 10-13-23 Chisos Basin is in the relative center of Big Bend. Its actually the remnant of several past volcanic up thrusts. The temperature is several degrees cooler than the surrounding plains due to the significant increase in height. We walked several trails throughout the basin area. The rock formations are huge. Look closely… Read more
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Big Bend
10-09-23 to 10-14-23 Big Bend is a vast area with many different geological aspects. There are different areas – Chisos Basin, Boquillas Canyon, Santa Elena Canyon. We will have separate posts from the days we visited the different areas. Here are a few general pictures from Big Bend. Read more
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Stillwell RV Park
10-08-23 to 10-15-23 This is where we stayed, just outside the entrance to Big Bend. As you can see, we were the only ones there! Look closely, that’s our 32′ rig in the center of the picture. Our first morning there we saw a beautiful sunrise…then one night we saw a UAP??? On the night… Read more
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And then there were Kitties
Adopted 08-30-23 We spent several hours over two days sitting in the kitty room at the shelter. Nandi, the calico, chose Martha; she voluntarily jumped into her lap. Doran, the tabby quietly observed from the side while the room of kittens leapt about. Greg brought Doran out where he promptly fell asleep in his lap.… Read more