2019 Rio Grande – part 7, a walk along the canyon rim
As promised, we’re taking a hike/walk/saunter along the Seminole Canyon rim at the state park today. The full hike is 7.5 miles, way too much for us since we haven’t...
2019 Rio Grande – part 8, putting it all together
As we’ve been traveling along the Rio Grande, we’ve looked at how its changed from 1850 to the turn of the century: Texas becoming a state, western expansion, fights with...
2019 Rio Grande – part 9, Big Bend: campsite and town
Big Bend National Park is huge. We’re staying just outside of the park at Study Butte RV Park, a relaxed (dirt and rock) RV campground in the communities of Study...
2019 Rio Grande – part 10, Big Bend Natl. Park: now and then
Welcome to Big Bend National Park! Have you figured out how it got its name yet? It comes from the big bend in the Rio Grande. Makes sense, right? We...
2019 Rio Grande – part 11, Big Bend: Lajitas, an oasis in the desert, “careers”
The other community in this area is names Lajitas, on the western edge of Big Bend Natl. Park, so we took off for the day to explore, expecting it to...