Cowhead Ranch Alpine

... river, with a crowd of people now laughing and clapping it had felt a<br>real effort from everyone to get Michelle across. <br><br>Back at the bus Michelle quickly<br>changed behind the toilets hoping no one could see her before<br>boarding the Air con bus. We then headed towards the Big Bend<br>National park again stopping a couple of times to admire the views<br>and take a few pictures. We were heading towards our stop for the<br>evening to take ...

... areas up until 1950 when it became a national park. I visited numerous old ruins and artifacts scattered in the area. I can't believe people lived in little huts out here all year long and farmed. Last fall, the Rio Grande flooded and wiped out all the river side camp sites. There is another back country road that links them all I wanted to take but had to pass because of the damage. I love the desert and have visited ...

... the old west and about the upcoming rattle snake round-up. Apparently, Texas is overrun with rattlers so they're slaughtered as soon as they come out of their burrows - pickup trucks full of them. We thought he was kidding until he said, "Hell no, my friend 'Stubs' lost 2 horses because of snake bites so he killed 28 of them with a shovel!" "And remember, you can't kill 'em with one swat, they'll still lunge at your face after 3 whacks - you gotta hit 'em 30 times. If you ...

... and wet rafting trip and the park ranger didn't seem to really recommend that. It also meant that some of the other trails were closed due to flooding, so it would be impossible to see the canyon's from the shore as well. We were still able to drive along to get a look at the river, which was very clearly fast, swollen and muddy. Once we had done a fair bit of driving around in the park - and as much walking as we could manage in the 35 degree heat - we headed ...

... in them. DIAMONDS! Carbon + Heat (Volcano) + Compression = Diamonds. Right? I think that's what I remember from Chemistry class. I'll have to talk to Katrine the Geophysics student or even Dr. Bob Gaines, the Geology Professor I met in Charlotte and lives in California, to see if my thinking is correct. I probably wouldn't know a diamond in the rough if it was right in front of me. I contacted Bob as he had indicated in Charlotte that he knew of a number ...

The Baja 500 X 10&#8315;¹ I drove a lot further today then I had originally planned. But I'm where I wanted to be today even though I stayed an extra day in Brackettville. Life is good! The drive to Marathon was very windy and uphill all the way. Then from Marathon to the Big Bend National Park Headquarters it was a lot of downhill. The final leg to Terlingua was very snaky. I made it here by 3h30 which was a little earlier then the GPS had ...

Nothing to report yet. It's time to get a good nights sleep for the long drive in the morning. We probably won't be able to update for a few days since Big Bend is about 150 miles from all civilization. We will try to send pictures via cell phone picture messaging for the time being. I apologize in advance for the poor quality.

... camping in Chisos went something like this: Ranger Bob: So, how many are in your party? Me: Just me. Ranger Bob: Oh. Okay. Well, let me tell you about the mountain lions. They are frequently seen. Do you know what color they are supposed to be? Tan. So, if you see any that are red it means they are physiologically unhealthy. If they start stalking you, wagging their tails or crouching, you should throw rocks at it and shout aggressively. Just don't run away or crouch down or ...

Del Rio, TX to Big Bend, TX 2400 miles, wind speed 4 knots. I woke up and began heading west again. The land appeared to be changing, and this could mean the open seas up ahead! After 4 or 5 hours of cruising, I saw signs towards a place called Big Bend National Park, I've ...

Our next leg was a long one on I-10 West from Austin to Fort Stockton before turning south to head to Big Bend. The only interesting sites were a very large wind farm surrounded by oil rigs pumping away and passing through LBJ's home town of Johnson City. Kudos to Zoe's father David for remembering about a wonderful barbecue place in Sonora. After some driving through back roads and a quick question to the locals, we came upon a hut ...