Blogs from Big Bend, Texas, United States, North America

A WEEK IN THE BIG BEND OF TEXAS It was early March 2016 and we had decided to do some backcountry camping in the BIG BEND AREA of TEXAS. We, Steve and I had decided this in the middle of February and had started to prepare for the trip. The original plan called for taking his Hummer and pull a trailer with the tent and other stuff we would need for ourselves and his 2 four legged kids. But I bought a 4-wheel drive truck and we opted to take that instead of pulling a trailer, which turned out to be a wise decision. The day to leave came and we had loaded the truck the night before. We had so far been unsuccessful at making reservations thru the state park reservation line so we figured ... read more

Travel blog 1/23/2010 Report from the Gypsy BATH-house! We’ve been a little out of touch because we’ve been traveling unplugged for a while, also traveling flexible! The nice thing about traveling flexible is you can change your plans at the drop of a hat, if the spirit (or the weather) moves you. That’s what happened. After we left New Orleans we made a B-line down to Big Bend National Park in way-south Texas where the weather looked warmer. And sure enough, it was!!! Ever since my mother raved about Big Bend, after going there with her friend Pinky, I have wanted to go too. Really, for years I have been trying to get there. I was giddy when we finally reached the town of Marathon (just outside the park) and camped for our first night in ... read more

After leaving Chiracahua National Monument and with a brief overnight at a nondescript RV park in Van Horn, Texas, we set out for a week of exploration of Big Bend National Park. Although Peter had canoed on the Rio Grande through the eastern end of the park before, this would be all new for Trudy, Lynn, and Jon (and of course the dogs, Moxie, Katie, and Modoc). When we arrived so did a warm spell, with daytime high temperatures in the 90's at river level. The pictures and captions tell the story.... read more

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISTY!! The road into Chisos Basin is definitely winding and steep, but so beautiful. The Chisos Basin is set inside the ring of the Chisos Mountain Range which is situated entirely inside the Big Bend National Park. We took the Windows overlook trail and got some great pictures. After leaving the park we got views of the Chisos Mountains from the west. This part of Texas is like so much of the west, wide open and ever-changing. There are mountains of every shape and color: round top mountains, flat top, pointy, rocky, striped (vertically, horizontally and diagonally striped) even polka-dotted mountains. The colors range from yellow to tan to brown, red, blue-black, green. There are vast flat areas with mountains in the distance in any direction you look. It's desert, but surprisingly colorful. There ... read more