My husband’s favorite place to visit is Big Bend National Park in West Texas. Following a Jeep upgrade to the current year’s model (2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited JK Willys Wheeler), he wanted to christen it in the park. So earlier this month (January), we drove the 12 hours (yeah) from Houston to Big Bend for […]
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Visiting Big Bend National Park (Part 4: Outside the Park)
Continued from Visiting Big Bend National Park (Part 3: Flora) In this part of my Big Bend National Park trip report, we drove west along River Road to Terlingua to have dinner at Starlight Theatre, crossed the Rio Grande River into Boquillas, Mexico for lunch, and stopped in Marathon north of the park for a look […]
Big Bend National Park (Part 3: Flora)
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Visiting Big Bend National Park (Part 2: Fauna)
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Visiting Big Bend National Park (Part 1: Camping/Hiking/Driving)
In this part of my Big Bend National Park trip report is the obvious camping bit, which as I age include more and more creature comforts. We’re just one step away from an RV. I’ve also included the short hikes we took to some well known attractions, and all the scenic driving in between. Big Bend is […]
Visiting Big Bend National Park: Something for Everyone
Big Bend National Park is a 12 hour drive from Houston. Twelve. Hours. To make that drive worth it, I like to stay a little longer and try to fit in as much as possible. So it shouldn’t (should?) be surprising that during our 4-day trip to Big Bend last month we camped/glamped, cooked gourmet(ish) […]