Emory Peak Trail Hike Back when we were at Guadalupe Mountains National Park we hiked to the highest peak in Texas, Guadalupe Peak. Today we hiked Emory Peak which is the highest point in Big Bend National park at 7832’. Our hike was around 11 miles with 2529’ of climbing. This trail starts right from …
Lost Mine Trail Hike Lost Mine Trail is one of the jewels of the park and has been listed as a top 10 hike in the country. I’m not sure exactly what the criteria was for that ranking, but this was a pretty neat hike. The trailhead parking lot is tiny and the rangers recommend …
Old Ore Road Bike Ride Old Ore Road was 28 miles with 2200’ of climbing. Old Ore Road is a primitive, rough 4X4 gravel road that doesn’t get much use from what we could see. We rode out 14 miles and came back and only saw one truck, two border patrol agents, and a group …
Wow, what a tough hike. Marufo Vega is a less popular hike probably because it’s long and challenging. It can be done as an out and back to shorten it a couple miles, but we wanted to do a loop and see both forks of the canyon. We read reviews that made it sound like …
We really wanted to stay at a primitive back-country site in the park but they were all reserved by the time we were in cell reception range to try to get one. So, we are spending a couple weeks in a campground on the eastern side of Big Bend National Park now. Our spot is …
The short hike into Santa Elena Canyon we did the other day was gorgeous but we wanted to go further. To access the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park is different than in Big Bend Ranch State Park. In the state park we were able to just walk down and launch, no permit other …
Exploring Big Bend National Park takes time as it’s huge! We took one day and drove out the gravel Old Maverick Road to Santa Elena Canyon Trail, and then around on Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive. Santa Elena Road is rough, but no match for the truck. Once at Santa Elena Canyon, we did the short …
Cattail Falls This hike isn’t on the Big Bend National Park map, partly to protect the fragile environment. It starts uneventfully on a gravel road that is closed to vehicles, and then after a mile or so the trail branches up to the right. Stairs climb up before leveling out and then descending into the …
After a couple weeks in Big Bend Ranch State Park, we moved on to explore Big Bend National Park for a few weeks. We’re camped in Study Butte for a week to explore the west side of the park and then we’ll move to the east side for a couple more weeks. Big Bend NP …