Chisos Mountains Big Bend National Park

... still ravaging east Texas, we decided to stick to our original plan (in spite of expected bad weather) and head to Big Bend National Park, in the southwestern corner of Texas. This 'original plan' called for a pleasant canoe trip on the Rio Grande, ...

On our way in to Alpine, TX (a common jumping off point for Big Bend National Park) we encountered what could be the first real threat to our plans for this part of the trip: snow! As we drove into town, the temperature was around -3°C and in response ...

... food for the next few days at the local Wal-mart (yes, I said Wal-mart), we moved on.    Big Bend National Park, located along the Mexican border in southwestern Texas, is massive, spanning 800,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert, Chisos ...

... places the speed limit on the interstate was 80 miles per hour (128 kilometers per hour) we finally made it into Big Bend National Park. This was a complete change of scenery and a real opportunity for the kids to experience a very different climate and ...

... why they chose the spot for their home. We did a few scenic drives, then drove over to the Chisos Mountains.  If you want to stay at Big Bend without camping, this area has lodges.  This was my favorite section, because it was higher up, and ...

... ) from San Antonio, where we stopped after Austin, to Alpine Texas, our base for 3 days of exploring southern Texas & Big Bend National Park. Most of the driving was on the I-40 which is a decent motorway with speed limits of 80mph in places so Helga ...