Big Bend Ranch State Park
Big Bend Ranch State Park is a huge state park just west of Big Bend National Park.
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Big Bend Ranch State Park is a huge state park just west of Big Bend National Park.
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One night Seminole Canyon State Park; in Big Bend National Park two nights Cottonwood Campground, one night backpack to NE4, two nights Paint Gap 4 Gear, Lessons learned One characteristic of aging is that you can get great pleasure from revisiting experiences of your youth. Separated by decades, you forget the details of such experiences…
I’ve hiked many times in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, just south of Rocky Mountains National Park. This time was a multi-day backpacking trip. Because of the nature of the trail system and the need for permits in advance, I planned a route with a sort of curly-cue path. Discover more from Phil's Phieldnotes Subscribe to…
A trip to Big Bend National Park with a high school friend back in my teenage days Gear, Lessons learned Trip Report Planning In late 1977–probably during semester break in December–my high school friend and baseball teammate Kelly and I took a camping trip to Big Bend National Park. I write this almost fifty years…
<- previous day | following day -> September 2, 2002 41º-59º @BSH We left Evolution Lake at 8:00, and made our way up around it, Sapphire Lake and Wanda Lake (named after one of Darwin’s daughters). I thought to myself there was indeed camping available at these spots, and perhaps we could have gone further the day before,…
Camping and backpacking at Dog Canyon campground; heavy snow made the backpacking impossible Gear, Lessons learned Trip Report Planning This trip was supposed to go something like this: camp at Dog Canyon campground in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO) then a long day hike followed by a rest and packing day, then an overnight backpack…
[Original date August 31, 1997] Trip report from a hike to the summit of Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico (13,161′) undertaken August 31, 1997. Wheeler Peak is the highest point in New Mexico at 13,161′. The hike to the summit via Bull of the Woods is about 15 miles round trip, and…