Blogs from Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States, North America - page 2

We have finally entered into the part of our trip that is new to us. Leaving Carlsbad, NM, we headed south into TX staying the night (Nov 28)in Fort Stockton. The next day we drove to Alpine, then straight south to the very small community of Terlingua. Since BBNP has but one place for lodgeing, we stayed right out of the park in this very interesting little settlement. To live down here one has to have a certain kinship with loneliness, nature, the lack of many accepted necessities of life, the convenience of most stores, and the knowledge that your closest neighbor may enjoy these qualities of life and not care too much about being your buddy. It is very beautiful in a very natural, quiet sort of way. Stop the car, step out-side, and you ... read more

Feb 17 Sanderson-Marathon-Big Bend National Park- Rio Grande Village Headed west out of Sanderson in the morning planning on stopping at Marathon to visit the "Post Pool" on the way. It is where some springs came up and flowed into a natural pond and of course it became a campground for Indians, and a post for Calvary etc. It is a very nice clear pool of water and there is a picnic area and what appears to be a platform for dancing. Also there is a sign that says camping by permit but I don't know who you see to get a permit. To get to the park if going west on Hwy 90 go past the exit for Hwy 385 south to Big Bend and go into Marathon and turn left (south) onto Avenue D ... read more

Feb 18 - Boquillas Canyon I drove over to the Boquillas Canyon and hiked up and over the hill, then down into the Canyon and as far as I could go without swimming then back out . In the canyon was a Mexican singing and selling different items. He said he used to be the ferry Operator but Homeland Security no longer let them operate the ferry and people could only cross at designated locations elsewhere. ... read more

Since shortly after I retired to Silver City NM in 1998, I had heard about the beauty of Big Bend National Park TX and had wanted to mosey over see for myself. It seemed only natural to make that the first stop on my great adventure. Originally, I had planned to spend a week in Fort Davis TX and then a week in Big Bend NP. When I learned there are no RV hook-ups in Big Bend NP (I have yet to acquired a generator), that idea was quickly postponed. Since I did want to get a sample of the area, I decided to take two one-day trips into the Big Bend area to satisfy my curiosity. More about that later. I also learned that spring break lasts almost the entire month of March for somebody, ... read more