Woke up to a beautiful morning here in Big Bend and headed out to the National Park our first scenic stop was Santa Elena Canyon Trail, so amazing we have attached a picture. The left side of the canyon is Mexico and the right side is the U.S. the Rio Grande River is what divides the countries. That was our first hike of the day 1.7 miles, great way to start the morning! From there we moved onto Castolon which is a visitor center to get some input from the Ranger on the most recommended scenic hiking trails. While we were there we learned that back in the day it was a general store and a trading post in which Americans and Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande freely up until 9/11, at that point the U.S. stopped that activity. Love learning the history! From there we headed to the Burro Mesa Pouroff both the lower and upper trails. This is an area where rain runoff flows down hill approximately 2 miles to where it drops off and turns into a huge waterfall that cuts through the rocks (see pics). The lower hike was an easy 3 mile trail however, the upper hike was a challenging 3.6 miles hiking down a wash and crawling over boulders to get to the runoff. That was a great hike to end the day with. Tomorrow will be another day of more beautiful scenic hiking trails!
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| The Rio Grande River with Mexico on the left and the U.S. on the right. |
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| The above building is the La Harmonia Store. During the Mexican Revolution this adobe store stood as a symbol of harmony in that perilous time. |
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| A guy by the name of Gilbert Luna built this jacal at the edge of Alamo Creek and lived/raised his large family in it until he died in 1947 at the age if 108.   Unfortunately, I am unable to get the last 3 pics to post...gotta love technology. |
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