Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Big Bend National park - 2014

Another great hiking trip in Big Bend National Park.  Friends, stories and adventure....


Wednesday night dinner at lodge
 
Wednesday night dinner at lodge
 

Thursday morning - cloud blanketing desert floor


Hiking to Balanced Rock in Grapevine Hills

Grapevine Hills

Grapevine Hills

Pencil Cholla

 Daisy
 
Had to get the book out for this one- must be a female Greater Earless Lizard
 
 
Black-tail Rattler at night on the sidewalk at lodge
 

Sally at Big Oak (site of Homer Wilson home)
 
 
Rest Stop

Sally and Patricia
 
 
Cattail Falls

Cattail Falls
 
 
Korey
 
 
 
 
Lunch at Cattail Falls

 
tarantula
 
Mixing with locals at Terlingua Trading Post

Starlight Theatre restaurant
 
Great food!
 
Early morning start to Emory Peak
 
On the Pinnacle trail

Boot Canyon

Climbing the last few feet to Emory summit
  
We made it! Archie, Korey and I at summit
 

While some of us were on trail to Emory Peak, this black bear came by the lodge...

 

 

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