Monday, March 20, 2006

Big Bend National Park - March 2006

March 16-20, 2006 - Hiked Lost Mine trail, Croton Spring trail, Santa Elena Canyon trail, Cattail Falls trail, Burro Mesa Pour-off trail and Mule Ears spring trail


Studying the map

Archie, Mike, Bill, Jim, Jack, Ross and Clifford

Blooming Prickly Pear
 
Ocotillo
 
Century Plants

Mule Ears trail

Mule Ears trail

Mule Ears spring
 
ferns at Mule Ears spring
 
Santa Elena Canyon
Claret Cup Cactus
 
 
 
It's a small world kind of thing. Friend, Bret Franson was paddling out of Santa Elena while we were hiking in.
 
Bret and friend approaching take-out
 
Rest stop in Santa Elena
 
Santa Elena Canyon

Desperados waiting for a train at Terlingua General Store

Luna's  Jacal - Luna raised twelve children in this home

Send off for backpackers
 
Approaching Cattail Falls

Archie at Cattail Falls

Enjoying the falls

Canyon Tree Frog
 
Mexican Buckeye


Yellow Columbine
 
Greater Earless Lizard at Burro Mesa Pour-off
 
Hedgehog cactus along Croton Spring trail
 
Lost Mine trail

Lost Mine trail

From Lost Mine trail

Lost Mine trail


Holding onto the mountain with gnarly roots
 
Top of Lost Mine trail
 
Some socializing at Boquillas Hotspring
 
Giant Millipede

Andy Kurie talking about fluorspar mine
 
Marie Patton(Hallie Stilwell descendent) at Stilwell Store
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 




 
 
 
 
                       
 
 
 

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