Toasting Big Bend! We are really enjoying out time here. Very isolated. This connection is the only one in 100 miles. I'm on the patio of the Lodge with a veiw to die for! We spent 4 days in Rio Grande Village (south east corner of the park). The weather has been fantastic. Sunny everyday, daytime temps close to 90o and evenings in the 40's. Big change but that is the desert I suppose? Today as we packed up, the wind really began gusting. We are told a cold front is moving through. Darn! That campground was a no hook up cg, but we wanted to have an "off the beaten path" experience, so we moved to the desert. Our little A is set up 3 miles off the main road, down a freshly graded dirt road I'm afraid. LOTS of dust to deal with when we leave there. We will sleep with the javelinas and the coyotes tonight!
Big Bend has been wonderful for great trails and scenery. This picture was taken on a 6 mile roundtrip hike through the desert to a hot springs. It was a super hike and even better to have the treat of soaking in 105o hot springs for awhile then stepping into the cold Rio Grande which flowed next to it. We are having some wonderful experiences.
This was our first view of the Rio Grande. A 3 mile trail took us to this beautiful overlook.
This is a pic of a roadrunner from Laredo. We have many that came and visited our campsite in Big Bend also.
We will leave Big Bend tomorrow we believe and continue working out way west. Les will drive his race car at the California Speedway March 1st, so that is our only real goal. Be in touch as soon as we can.
2 comments:
The scenery there looks absolutely gorgeous! I hope the cold spell doesn't last too long. You'd better take some great pictures or video for Dad's birthday gift!
Robi/Les - just checked out your blog - your pictures are fabulous and I'm sure jealous of your adventures - it was nice spending the evening with you and we're (Jeff and I) looking forward to doing it again soon - travel safe -Aimee
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