2019 Rio Grande – part 6, how the land changed, Judge Roy Bean country
Don’t know if you’re familiar with Judge Roy Bean from the late 1800s; he was known as The Law West of the Pecos. I didn’t know about him until I...
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...