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Low Water Level in the Canyon
Boquillas Canyon in Big Bend National Park is a scenic canyon where the Rio Grande flows between steep walls on the US-Mexico border. Photos from a hike there.
The Chisos Mountains Over the Rio Grande
The Rio Grande Village Nature Trail in Big Bend Nature Park takes you into a bulge in the border, down to the river and then onto a small hill overlooking it.
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A drive out of Chisos Basin and down into a cloud, then east along the road to Rio Grande Village and Boquillas Canyon, finishing with the climb back up into the Chisos Mountains.
A Few Minutes Later Slightly Different Location and Lighting
Three hikes in the Chisos Basin at Big Bend National Park on a cold icy morning. The trails include Pinnacles Trail, Laguna Meadows Trail, Window View Trail and Window Trail.
National Park Entrance Sign
These are some random photos from Big Bend National Park in the Texan Chihuahuan Desert. The park has the Rio Grande, deep canyons, wildlife and the Chisos Mountains.
The Pecos River High Bridge
The Pecos River High Bridge is the highest in Texas at 273 feet above the river. There is a viewpoint and picnic area you can stop at to admire it and the river.
Entrance Sign
Amistad National Recreation Area is the US portion of the Amistad Reservoir on the Rio Grande in south Texas with several hiking trails in the Chihuahuan Desert.
The Church with the Entrance Sign
Mission Concepcion is the furthest north mission in San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. The stone church took 15 years to build and was dedicated in 1755.
The Church
The Queen of the Missions, Mission San Jose, is the largest of the four 18th Century Spanish missions making up the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park.
Area Entrance Sign
Mission Espada is the furthest south of the four Spanish missions in San Antonio Missions NHP. The inside takes you back to the 1700s when this area was controlled by Spain.
Entrance Sign with the Church
San Antonio Missions National Historic Park is a set of four 18th century missions south of the Alamo. Mission San Juan features a historic church, courtyard and trails.
Inside the Alamo
Originally the Mission San Antonio de Valero from 1724 to 1793, by the 1836 The Alamo was a military fort occupied by the Texans in the Texas Revolution.
President Johnson's Reconstructed Birthplace
The LBJ Ranch is the largest part of Lyndon B Johnson National Historic Park. It includes his birthplace, schoolhouse, show barn and the Texas White House.
Cows at Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm
The Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm at Lyndon B Johnson State Park is an interesting place to visit while picking up the driving permit for LBJ ranch.
President Lyndon B Johnson Boyhood Home
A visit to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park starts in Johnson City at the visitor center, followed President Johnson's Boyhood Home and the Johnson Settlement.
Pitcher Plant
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that attract bugs onto the rim of the pitcher where they slip inside are trapped. Big Thicket National Preserve has a few areas with them.
Wetlands Along Kirby Nature Trail
Big Thicket National Preserve, north of Beaumont, Texas, has trails that take you by creeks and wetlands. This hike goes through them and up into a pine forest.
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Hiking video of two hikes in Big Thicket National Preserve north of Beaumont Texas. Creeks, pine forests, cypress swamps, pitcher plants - there was lots to see.©2022 - 2026 Mountain Adventures LLC all rights reserved (Designed by On the Grid Web Design LLC)