"There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone. Here, at the end of the road, hundreds of bird species take refuge in a solitary mountain range surrounded by weather-beaten desert. Tenacious cactus bloom in sublime southwestern sun, and diversity of species is the best in the country. This magical place is Big Bend..."
That pretty much sums it up.
We got an early start that morning and drove about 9 hours across Texas to get there around 3:30pm.
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| Thumbs-up for wind energy! |
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| We packed a lunch and stopped to eat just south of Fort Stockton at a little picnic area on a hill |
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| Couldn't have picked a better spot |
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| Adding to our insect collection |
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| Todd taking his turn behind the wheel |
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| I spy with my little eye something beginning with R... |
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| If you guessed "rird" you win! |
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| Desert |
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| Our campsite was in the hills in the Chisos Basin |
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| We made it |
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| The view from our campsite |
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| Looking the other way |
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| Finishing our set up |
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| Casa Grande peak |
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| Driving around to get oriented |
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| Chisos Basin Campground |
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| The drive up to the basin |
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