Monthly Archives: March 2006

Early morning start, heading for Emory Peak, 7,825 feet, the second highest peak in Texas (the highest in Guadalupe Peak, also on our list).  It’s about a four mile hike, but the last mile has a 900 ft elevation gain.  … Continue reading →

We set our alarm to get up early.  We want to get on the trail before it gets too hot.  On our drive in we see some javelina (hav-a-lina), a type of wild pig, crossing the road.  We’re hiking in … Continue reading →

This morning we got the bike tires pumped up and chains lubed and we’re ready for a bike ride.  Our ride is about 1/2 mile to Ernst Tinaja.  This is a natural formation of rocks in hte bottom of a … Continue reading →

Our campsite is the last one before the trailhead.  We’re sleeping in, or at least, enjoying the sunrise from the back of the truck.  We got ourselves together finally and headed up to the trailhead.  Shortly after we arrived, a … Continue reading →

A 40 degree morning and a gentle breeze.  All night I heard animals splashing in the river.  We sat an alarm to get up before sunrise, but by the time we got going, the sun was well into the sky.  … Continue reading →

We had a beautiful sunrise at the picnic area and stayed for breakfast.  We were about an hour from the entrance to Big Bend.  Big Bend National Park is in the Chihuan desert in the southern tip of Texas, at … Continue reading →