There are so many different viewpoints in Big Bend Ranch State Park but it’s tough to get to all off them because of the remoteness of everything. For our last ride we hopped on our bikes and rode all...
Fort Leaton, Hoodoos, and Closed Canyon
Fort Leaton On our way to our new spot we stopped at Fort Leaton. Established in 1848 as a border trading post by a former Indian bounty hunter, it is an massive adobe fortress. The fort served as a...
Fresno Rim Overlook
Yesterday when we rode the Epic Trail we rode up through Fresno Canyon and was enamored with the beauty. Today we hiked out to an overlook that put us 700 feet up above where we had ridden. This was...
Cinco Tinajas and Leyva Escondido Loop, Big Bend Ranch State Park
In Spanish, “cinco tinajas” loosely means “five water filled rock basins”. When we checked in at the Visitors Center the first day, we saw a brochure for this hike and it looked interesting. All in all, the hike was...
Epic Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas
Big Bend Ranch State Park (BBRSP) boasts one of two International Mountain Bike Association rated “Epic Rates” in Texas. The whole loop is 54 miles but we broke it up and did 36 miles of it from camp. We’ll...
El Solitario, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas
Ask yourself, when is the last time you felt like you were in the middle of nowhere? Remember what it felt like? When I stand and look around as far as I can see there is nothing but mountains,...
Davis Mountain Hiking, Texas
Davis Mountains State Park We combined the Indian Lodge Loop with an out and back to the scenic overlook on the Skyline Trail. Overall, we hiked 6 miles with 1500′ of climbing. The Indian Lodge Loop started appropriately from...
Fort Davis, Texas
Fort Davis National Monument Located in the Davis Mountains and surrounded by views of the Chihuahuan Desert lies the small town of Fort Davis, Texas. The town is named for the military post established there in 1854 along the...
Marfa & Alpine, Texas
Marfa, Texas On our way to Big Bend State Park we stopped off in Marfa, Texas. After a day mountain biking in Davis Mountain State Park, we took the next couple days to check out the towns of Marfa...
Davis Mountain State Park, Texas
Davis Mountains State Park is about half an hour from Marfa, Texas where we are this week. A little background. The park lies within the Chihuahuan Desert, the largest desert in North America. Volcanic activity formed the mountains 25...