We arrived at Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas) shortly before 5:45pm; or at least that’s what time we thought we’d arrive. We were surprised to see shortly before the park that we crossed into the Mountain Time Zone, so it …
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big bend: part 2
We awoke after a windy night to partly cloudy skies, and a hike in front of us. We were excited to stretch our legs and climb to the highest point in the park, Emory Peak at 7,832 feet. The six …
big bend: part 1
After a very blustery night at South Llamo River Park, we awoke to clear skies and cool temperatures. We packed up and headed west for our 4.5 hour drive to Big Bend National Park. We pulled into the Fossil Education …
austin & enchanted rock state natural area
After a good breakfast of eggs and biscuits, we started out on the next leg of our trip toward Big Bend National Park. It’s more than a comfortable days drive to Big Bend from New Orleans, so we found Enchanted …