Texas only has one National Park but it’s a doozy. Big Bend National Park covers a vast and spectacular area in the far west of the state, and has become...
We started our trip last week with a couple of nights in the Desert Air Motel in Sanderson, Texas which was recently bought by a couple of friends and is in the process...
I’m just back from a long weekend in Big Bend National Park during which we stayed (again) at The Leapin’ Lizard Guest House in Terlingua....
One of the peaks near Mule Ears Overlook in Big Bend National Park, west Texas.
A near-sunset view taken from the Sotol Vista viewpoint in Big Bend National Park in west Texas. The cut in the cliff visible on the left in the background...
A rocky outcrop seen on Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park during a morning trek to Balanced Rock in April 2021.
Another image of the famous Balanced Rock in Big Bend National Park in west Texas. This was taken shortly after sunrise after a pre-dawn hike up to the location....
A view of Big Bend National Park, Texas taken from beneath the famous Balanced Rock shortly after sunrise during my visit to the park this past April.
Evening sun did a wonderful job of bringing out the rolling relief of the hills visible from Sotol Vista in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
I’ve looked out a few more images from my Easter trip to Big Bend National Park. The first was taken at the end of our morning visit to Balanced...
This is the last of the current series of infra-red images taken in Terlingua Ghost Town and shows the same two tombs in the cemetery that I posted a few days...
A dry stone wall and several abandoned and crumbling buildings in the ghost town at Terlingua, Texas.
This grave in the Terlingua cemetery caught my eye, firstly due to the elaborate display of empty beer and tequilla bottles, and secondly because it was so new....
Remains of the door frames in a couple of Terlingua ghost town buildings, likely abandoned following the bankruptcy of the Chisos Mining Company in the early...
Terlingua Cemetery sits in the middle of the ghost town and is a fascinating place to visit and trace the fortunes of the town and its past residents....
I finally got round to processing my infra-red pictures from our recent trip to Big Bend National Park so I’ll be posting a set taken in and around...
To get to the famed Balanced Rock in Big Bend National Park, the trail takes you up the base of a valley whose sides are covered in these impressive hoodoos....
Mountains stretch off into the distance in this morning view taken on the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Low clouds shroud the top of some of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park. This shot was taken on the main park road between the Chisos Basin...
Sotol Vista is a stop along the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive in Big Bend National Park. The views were spectacular when we stopped there shortly before sunset...
