Big Bend National Park Travel Blogs

This morning we got up early, packed up, and then decided to take one last drive up the chisos mountains in hopes of doing that trail.  However, being that it was 34 degrees at our campsite we figured it would be much colder up there so our hopes where not up too high!  Sure enough the ch…

Here are a couple pics of backpacking in Texas ... again. Here's hoping work will send me somewhere new this year. I've done BBNP course area three times the last 12 months. I'm all set for desert backpacking, thanks! Send me good thoughts for somewhere new this summer!!! (I already bought a t…

Making the most of my time off, I drove to Big Bend National Park and Marfa Texas to see the natural beauty that is, West Texas. Amazingly, I drove 500 miles or 800 kilometers due west and was still in the state of Texas.

Marathon:  Loved the small, quiet town. The Marathon Motel and RV Park was a delightful little place with a quaint courtyard with fireplace and fountain.  We enjoyed the town’s bookstore (Jazy got a book, signed as Mrs. Harding suggested), the French Grocer, and the historic Gage Hotel.…

annual family trip to big bend, although this is my first time in ages to come along. camping, hiking, sweating like crazy in the desert,...

An 8 day trip from Austin to Carsbad Caverns NP, Guadalupe Mountains NP and Big Bend NP.

And you're off!  The Park says that you'll need 3 full days of hiking in order to complete this 30 mile loop.  I was able to do it in 2 days and 2 nights.  I started at 9:15 am on Friday and Finished at 10:30 am Sunday Morning.  The Hike itself was gorgeous as you can see from t…

Hot, hot, HOT!  At night, we had to put wet bandanas on us.  We hiked to "The Window."  It was pretty awesome because we got to climb some rock and it was a really pretty view.  At night, we climbed on top of the RV roof and looked at the stars - there were thousands of stars!&n…

BBNP with Ali, Cesar, and Bruno.  August 25-30, 2005. August is the best and worst time to visit Big Bend, Texas.  The pros -- no one is there.  You have the place all to yourself.  The downfall, as you guessed, is the heat. My husband Bruno and I, along with our fri…