The Window Big Bend National Park

1015. Burritos! Awesome huge charizo, egg, & potato ones that we shared & still had half leftover.

1255. Made it to Big Bend National Park!

1400. Ran/hiked the Window Trail. It was easy going down but tough coming back up. Great view though!

1600. Ate leftover French toast from Cracker Barrel & leftover …

We headed west from San Antonio towards Del Rio, then north on 90 towards Marathon, then south on 385 into Big Bend National Park. As we drove between Del Rio and Marathon, the road gets really close to Mexico. And since we were so close to the border, we had to go through a border patrol check point... We pulled into the check point, rolled the …

It was a long dry drive from Austin to Big Bend National Park. But the miles flew by with much of the posted speed 80MPH. One town along the way seemed like an interesting stop, Fredrickburg with German influenced shopping streets. But we had a way to go ...

... 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 Mountains, and ...

... charizo, egg, & potato ones that we shared & still had half leftover. 1255. Made it to Big Bend National Park! 1400. Ran/hiked the Window Trail. It was easy going down but tough coming back up. Great view though! 1600. Ate leftover French toast ...

... , the camp is nestled in the basin surrounded by majestic mountain peaks. Johan did his research and our “big hike” for the day was to the Window. According to the locals the best time to visit this spot was in the afternoon. With growling ...

... the road. Whew! Don't want to injure a deer nor have a big dent in the truck. There are many trails that a person can hike in the Big Bend and two of the best are from the Basin. One is to the Window and the other is to the Rim. Both are beautiful ...

... to Chisos Basin, making a quick photo stop on the way of the local blooming plants. We did a short  walk to view the Window which was a gap between mountains showing the desert beyond. That was beautiful and then we headed off to the Rio Grande ...

We headed west from San Antonio towards Del Rio, then north on 90 towards Marathon, then south on 385 into Big Bend National Park. As we drove between Del Rio and Marathon, the road gets really close to Mexico. And since we were so close to the border, ...