We did the Second half of the Big Bend National Park on Mother's Day. It was fun and we got to see a lot more of the park and meet interesting people and animals. Here is one that was not to friendly even though Cindy hung out the window and tried calling him back to the truck!
This is a cactus plant that was blooming and it was very pretty. As you can see in the other photos the flower of the cactus gets fairly big for this area and they do it with only about 15 inches of rain the whole year.
This is part of a town that is across the border in Mexico. The have an entry and exit point here and the parks allows visitors to go over to the Mexican side and then the Mexicans come out and rent you a borrow to ride into the town and have lunch or drink beer. We did not go because I left my passport at home or in the RV not sure which but did not care was not trusting any of the Mexicans to get me back safe.
This is the Rio Grande from this side of the park. It is a little wider here but still not much water at this time of the year. There are floods in this area when the rainy season kicks in but this is not the time.
I used my telescopic lense to get this shot of a camp site in Mexico. Yes, this is across the border but there are people camped here and in the next photos you may see them.
Here are the items that were left on this rock for sale. They are made of copper wire and beads and they were selling them on the honor system. They cost about $5 to $10 a piece. Cindy bought one and put the money in their jar that was placed at the base of the rock. She waved at the camp site and we started to leave. We pulled up a little to read a sign and I looked through the mirror and saw these three Mexicans come up the bank of the Rio Grande. We saw them collect the money and count the items left on the rock. We decided to investigate this further and backed the truck up. Cindy wanted to get out and talk to them and she did andI stayed in the truck with my gun pointed at them because who knew what could or would happen. I just knew that I loved her and was sure going to miss her the rest of the trip. But they turned out to be young and friendly.
Here Cindy is talking to the one that could speak english and she was telling them that she had paid and got one of the items for sale. We asked if they cared if we took a picture and they agreed or at least the english speaking one agreed for all of them. They were crossing illegally and I am surprised they agreed to have a photo made
They told us they live in the town of Boquillas. They also told us that it is 150 to the next town, hospital, and supplies.
This is the only tunnel in the park that we saw. I guess they had to cut it through the rocks to make the road.
This is the border crossing station where you check in and cross on a ferry and ride the donkeys to town
This is a cemetery in the ghost town in Terlingua. They still use the cemetery but the town is gone. The graves, some marked and some not, were dated back to the 1800. The town dried up after the mines closed in the 1940's. The mines were supported by WWII because of the mercury they mined was used to make bombs and other warfare.
Yes this is a goat (Clay Henry) and it is famous for these parts. They say he is the mayor of Lajitas, Texas and everyone stops to take a picture of him. Lajitas is where we are staying.
This is the wife of the Mayor.
We did the Second half of the Big Bend National Park on Mother's Day. It was fun and we got to see a lot more of the park and meet interesting people and animals. Here is one that was not to friendly even though Cindy hung out the window and tried calling him back to the truck!
This is a cactus plant that was blooming and it was very pretty. As you can see in the other photos the flower of the cactus gets fairly big for this area and they do it with only about 15 inches of rain the whole year.
This is part of a town that is across the border in Mexico. The have an entry and exit point here and the parks allows visitors to go over to the Mexican side and then the Mexicans come out and rent you a borrow to ride into the town and have lunch or drink beer. We did not go because I left my passport at home or in the RV not sure which but did not care was not trusting any of the Mexicans to get me back safe.
This is the Rio Grande from this side of the park. It is a little wider here but still not much water at this time of the year. There are floods in this area when the rainy season kicks in but this is not the time.
I used my telescopic lense to get this shot of a camp site in Mexico. Yes, this is across the border but there are people camped here and in the next photos you may see them.
Here are the items that were left on this rock for sale. They are made of copper wire and beads and they were selling them on the honor system. They cost about $5 to $10 a piece. Cindy bought one and put the money in their jar that was placed at the base of the rock. She waved at the camp site and we started to leave. We pulled up a little to read a sign and I looked through the mirror and saw these three Mexicans come up the bank of the Rio Grande. We saw them collect the money and count the items left on the rock. We decided to investigate this further and backed the truck up. Cindy wanted to get out and talk to them and she did andI stayed in the truck with my gun pointed at them because who knew what could or would happen. I just knew that I loved her and was sure going to miss her the rest of the trip. But they turned out to be young and friendly.
Here Cindy is talking to the one that could speak english and she was telling them that she had paid and got one of the items for sale. We asked if they cared if we took a picture and they agreed or at least the english speaking one agreed for all of them. They were crossing illegally and I am surprised they agreed to have a photo made
They told us they live in the town of Boquillas. They also told us that it is 150 to the next town, hospital, and supplies.
This is the only tunnel in the park that we saw. I guess they had to cut it through the rocks to make the road.
This is the border crossing station where you check in and cross on a ferry and ride the donkeys to town
This is a cemetery in the ghost town in Terlingua. They still use the cemetery but the town is gone. The graves, some marked and some not, were dated back to the 1800. The town dried up after the mines closed in the 1940's. The mines were supported by WWII because of the mercury they mined was used to make bombs and other warfare.
Yes this is a goat (Clay Henry) and it is famous for these parts. They say he is the mayor of Lajitas, Texas and everyone stops to take a picture of him. Lajitas is where we are staying.
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