Big Bend Ranch State Park Day 6 part 1

Howdee all,

March 24

Jeff and I took a long drive from Terlingua to Big Bend Ranch State park for three recommended hikes.

The drive followed the Rio Grande River

Mexico on the left..

  Texas on this side

We drove 40 miles on a paved road to the exit for two of the hikes..

from there we traveled way to many miles ( 15) on a dirt road to our first hike

Ojito Adentro

1.4 miles round trip

Difficulty…easy

The trail meanders thru desert scrub and continues to a grove of Cottonwoods and Bofecillos creek

the trail winds around boulders and ends at the spring ..

When we first entered I heard what seemed like the distant hum of a freeway..

I looked above me in the willows..hundreds of bees…they looked like honeybees..

    at the end of the trail, a water tankDripping with ferns and water…

We lingered here a bit..listening for birds

on the way back to the car

Another cactus in bloom…

     It was a beautiful day…

The temperature was in the high 7osWe drove 10 miles on the dirt road to our next hike

Cinco Tinajas

Length I mile

Difficulty..easy to moderate

The trail begins in desert scrub

I dont know what the gray scrub is..I really liked the color in this photo..

Lupines in bloom (Bluebonnets)

The trail gains a bit in elevation and overlooks the Tinajas or Tanks.

We then followed the trail down into the wash..

following the washThru some rocky areas..

To the Tinajas

This is a view of the shallow end on the south side

On the north side..deep tanks

It it was warmer I might think of taking a swim here..

The pools looked about four feet deep.

  Jeff and I took another trail out of the tank area…we followed the washpast algae filled pools..     And more Texas bluebonnets..

Stay tuned for

Day 6 part 2

Closed Canyon