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Here are a few photos from our trip to Big Bend National Park, Texas in November 2013, to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary. Click on one of the small images below to see it full size.

We started our hike to the South Rim at sunrise and the view through the Window was beautiful We reached the pass when much of the basin was still in shadow Our wedding place at the South Rim We made special T-shirts for our tenth anniversary
We made special T-shirts for our tenth anniversary Our cairn gets bigger every year The view West towards the Meas de Anguila, where Charlie will be hiking in a couple of days Special 10-year champagne at the Window view after our hike
Janice on the Chimneys trail The Chimneys Natural arch at the Chimneys Janice climbing up to the Chimneys
The Chimney with the petroglyphs The petroglyphs For his (early) birthday present, Charlie got to hike on the Mesa de Anguila for a day The Mesa de Anguila trail starts out flat then climbs steeply to the Saddle
The trail up to the Saddle The trail up to the Saddle The trail up to the Saddle The Rio Grande from the Saddle, looking South-West
Looking West from the Saddle, down to the Lajitas trailhead On the Mesa, La Mariposa at sunrise Rock pools at sunrise The escarpment on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, at sunrise
On the trail to La Mariposa Charlie left "emergency Gatorade" at the Entrance Camp trail junction (it was still there when he returned) First view across the river, from the Entrance Camp trail Charlie hiked down to the Rio Grande at Entrance Camp
The entrance to Santa Elena Canyon It's a long steep hike back up from the river to the top of the Mesa The Mesa wall, looking East from La Mariposa Not much water in Tinaja Blanca
On the trail to Tinaja Lujan, lots of wildflowers after recent rains Near Tinaja Lujan Looking North-East to the Chisos Mountains Looking West down the canyon that leads back to the Lajitas trailhead
The last few miles of the trail require walking in sandy dry washes We rented a four wheel drive Jeep so we could drive the 26-mile Old Ore Road We needed the four wheel drive in several places Another spot where we were glad to have the Jeep
The canyon leading to Ernst Tinaja Janice at Ernst Tinaja The trail to the Cuesta Carlota pass that leads to the Ernst Basin Looking North from the Cuesta Carlota pass over the Ernst Basin
Janice looking South from the Cuesta Carlota pass over the Ernst Basin The East entrance to the canyon that contains Ernst Tinaja View of the Chisos Mountains from a high pass on Old Ore Road Maybe one day we can buy a house in Big Bend?

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Last updated: 11/20/13 06:35 PM by Charlie Ashton