Big Bend National Park, No. 3, Landscape Views and More

This is a continuation of my posts on my May 1997 visit to Big Bend National Park down at the bottom of Texas next to Mexico. In my last post I showed pictures of the Santa Elena Canyon portion of the Park. This post is showing views from various areas throughout the national park excluding the Santa Elena Canyon. The next post in this series whenever it comes will show a variety of non-cactus wildflowers from the area.


The sign in this picture alerts visitors that they are entering bear and mountain lion country. Unfortunately, I saw neither. Park rangers do say that mountain lion sightings are rare. But they want you to report any such sighting to them.


This is a view of the peak of the mountain in the first picture. The rock formations are so much more impressive in person than can be communicated via a photo.


In this desert scene, I caught a roadrunner.


Rocky peaks under an evening sun


I camped out at the park for one night and in the morning was greeted by these javelinas (sometimes referred to as wild pigs). I have read that this is a common sighting at the park's campground.


Another landscape view with more mountain ridges
in the distant background


Across the Rio Grande is the city of Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico.


Can you see the horse drinking water from the banks of the Rio Grande? You may have to click on the picture to view the larger version.