Ten hours west of Houston, Texas on interstate 10 lives a national park, Big Bend National Park. Host to the Chihuahuan Desert; with a heat index that often exceeds 100 degrees to the Chisos Mountains with Emory Peak the highest peak in the park at 7,832 feet (2,387 m).
Massive volcanic rock formations, sometimes so contrasting you think you are walking on the moon. Rich burnt sienna, elegant contrasting quartz, limestone, sandstone, magical colorful contradictions as if Mother Nature was bored and she decided to mix the paints on her pallet.
The rolling Rio Grande forming an international boundary between Mexico and USA cutting like a knife to the spectacular Santa Elena Canyon.
Majestic in its beauty, photographs capture the landscape as if it were fake. A landscape vast, humbling, powerful, you feel the energy of mother nature, you sense how it must have been long before man arrived, stark, brittle yet constantly emerging with a subtle sense of beauty.
The fauna: Bears, Coyote, Vultures, Peccary, Mountain Lions, Foxes, Deer, Rabbits, Hawks. Playing hide and seek within this landscape, the ultimate game of survival.
Dark skies at night for the ultimate star gazing, the dust of the desert, the rolling fog, the chill of the night air in the mountains, rock formations with intense color tones, the weight of your hiking boots and the majestic hiking trails.
There is reward that outweighs the effort to enjoy this park. Breathe deep, spread your arms wide open your eyes….in awe.
how does a bear live in the desert? Ten hours west of Houston, Texas on interstate 10 lives a national park, Big Bend National Park.