Big Bend Trip |
Today was a very fun day. We naturally broke up into comfortable groups and went through the Park. We all left Marathon and ended up in Study Butte for our night's stay. At the end of the day, we all met at the StarLight Theater for dinner. Everything turned out to be just perfect including the temperature. The temps started at 31 and got as high as 97 during the day. My group left Marathon at 9am and we went to Boquillas Canyon, then Rig Grande Village before going to the Basin to have lunch at the Lodge up in the mountain. After lunch, we went to Santa Elena Canyon before continuing to our motel in Study Butte. We arrived at the hote at 6:30 and made it to dinner at the Starlight at our predetermined 8 pm. Great day. |
Parked at the visitor center at the
entrance of Big Bend National Park |
Bo and Joy at the entrance |
Stephen at the entrance |
Lance at the entrance |
Eric, Ben, Joy and Keith at Boquillas
Canyon |
Joy, Karen, Keith, Ben, Keith, Steve
and Bud |
Keith is overlooking the Rio Grande
river near Boquillas Canyon |
Joy is just happy she's married to
me? |
Steve, Karen, Bud, Keith, and Joy |
Keith contemplating a Butch Cassidy
and Sundance Kid "jump" |
They are overlooking the river and
some Mexican folks on the other side of the river. The trinkets just in
front of Keith are placed there by the people from Boquillas, Mexico to
get money. They sneak over on their horses and place trinkets for sale
along with a donation cup. The Park Rangers advised us that the Park will
fine us $200 if we're caught purchasing their goods. (The community of
Boquillas, MX in the background) |
At the same overlook with their walking
sticks displayed in front of us. |
Boquillas Canyon in the background |
Joy, Eric, Keith, Bud and Karen in
the parking lot at the lodge restaurant |
Inside the lodge restaurant looking
out at the mountains surrounding us. Keith, Joy, Paula, Armando (standing),
Keith, Karen, and Bud |
Peach Cobbler |
Santa Elena canyon from a distance |
a random man, Joy and Eric walking
toward Santa Elena Canyon |
Joy and Eric with Bud and Karen walking
back from Santa Elena Canyon |
Rose Ann, Tom, Richard, and Jim at
dinner |
Bob, Mike and Eric at dinner |
Brant, Steve and Mark at dinner |
Byron, Keith, Keith, Charlie, Britt
and Lance |
Picture on the wall at the Starlight |
We were entertained at the Starlight |
Gale and Dave |
Mike (kneeling), Richard, Tom, Steve,
Joy, Jim, Charlie, Keith, Rose Ann and Joe |