Grapevine Hills Trail, Big Bend NP Day 7 prt 1

Howdee all

March 25

Grapevine Hills trail to Balanced rock

2 mile round trip

Easy hike..a bit of a scramble to balanced rock

 The trail begins on the 8 mile Grapevine Hills dirt road.

Be prepared to be Stoned…:)

I took lots of photos of these rock formationsThe trail follows a gravel creek bed  Passing thru some incredible rocks..

Indian legend says that when God finished making the word, he tossed all the leftovers in Big Bend.

I can imagine that here

Leftover rocks thrown about

I noticed these quartz crystals all over the ground in this area..

No collecting allowed in National parks..

I think this was one of the most interesting areas in Big BendAs far as the formations..

The park is huge..so many more areas to explore   Probably more hidden beauties like this area…

  Are you stoned enough yet?

This large rock looks like a face side view, smiling face..

That's how I felt out here…

all smilesWhat amazing rocks..

And then… the scramble to Balanced rock

I took a few photos here.. I climbed a few rocks to take photos from the east looking west

  Have you been sufficiently stoned?   I know I was…it was incredible..   This place is awesome..  We had lunch here..and then it was time to go

To our final hike of the day

The Windows..