In the midst of the Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend is so large it contains its own mountain range, the Chisos. Tucked in the lower-S of the Rio Grande, it is three-sided by Mexico for 118 miles, with the US only to the north, which may explain why is it the least-visited large park in the continental US – it is not on the way from any place to another. Here I spend an afternoon down the long Santa Elena Canyon road, which after 35 miles south dead-ends at the border. The desert southwest colors and landscapes enrich the soul. [please hover over images for captions]
In the midst of the Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend is so large it contains its own mountain range, the Chisos. Tucked in the lower-S of the Rio Grande, it is three-sided by Mexico for 118 miles, with the US only to the north, which may explain why is it the least-visited large park in the continental US – it is not on the way from any place to another. Here I spend an afternoon down the long Santa Elena Canyon road, which after 35 miles south dead-ends at the border. The desert southwest colors and landscapes enrich the soul. [please hover over images for captions]
Love Big Bend – cool photos – mountains are the CHISOS not CHISNOS (probably just a typo but wanted you to know).
Many thanks, Jeff, typo corrected!
I knew an Annie Hubbard in Massachusetts.
I really appreciate your taking the time and for your kind words.