Big Bend National Park – Nov, 2011


Big Bend Sunset – Dec 1, 2011

Sunset looking out toward the Chisos Basin Window at Big Bend- Img 18350

 

Big Bend Chisos from Santa Elena – Nov 30, 2011

View of the Chisos (20+ miles away) overlooking the Rio Grand river in Santa Elena Canyon. Img 17844

 

Big Bend – Tom at Mule Ears Spring – Nov 30, 2011

Tom looking into the small pond at Mule Ears Spring – Found a 4 inch Leopard frog! – Img 17854

 

Big Bend – Laguna Meadow trail – Dec 1, 2011

Tom taking a rest on the Laguna Meadow trail backpacking up into the Chisos mountains -Img 17891

 

 

Big Bend – Laguna Meadows Pass – Dec 1, 2011

Randy at the pass on the Laguna Meadows trail – You can see the speck of the red roof of the Chisos Basin Lodge near the center of the photo – Img 17903

 

 

Big Bend – South Rim – Dec 1, 2011

Tom on the Chisos South Rim – Img 17914

 

 

Big Bend Backpacking – Dec 2, 2011

Tom packing up in Boot Canyon – Img 18089

 

 

Big Bend – Mexican Bluejays – Dec 2, 2011

Mexican Bluejays looking for breakfast scraps in our Boot Canyon backpacking campsite – Img 18050

 

 

Big Bend – Emory Peak – Dec 2, 2011

Randy on top of Emory Peak, 7,825ft – the highest point in Big Bend – Img 18131

 

 

Big Bend – Casa Grande at Sunset – Dec 2, 2011

Photo taken from outside the Chisos Basin Lodge – Img 18277

 

 

Big Bend – Rio Grand River – Dec 3, 2011

Rio Grand River from Rio Grand Village – Left side is Mexico – Img 18525

 

 

Big Bend – Pine Canyon – Dec 3, 2011

New hike for me accessed by Tom’s 4 wheel drive – Img 18639

 

 

Big Bend – Pine Canyon – Dec 3, 2011

Looking from Pine Canyon out toward across the sotol grasslands to the desert floor and the Sierra del Carmen mountains in Mexico in the distance.   Img 18664

 

Big Bend – Grapevine Hills – Dec 4, 2011

Big Bend – Tom and Randy under the balanced rock on Grapevine Hill trail – Img 18681

 

 

Caverns of Sonora, Dec 5, 2011

Our guide and Tom in Sonora Caverns .   Img 18919

 

Caverns of Sonora, Dec 5, 2011      Img 19106

 

Links to more Big Bend photos:

Big Bend and Guadalupe National Park 2016

Big Bend 2010

Big Bend 2009

Big Bend 2007

 

 

 

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