Chihuahuan Desert - Blog Posts
Spotted this rock rattler in of all places—the rocks! Of course there’s plenty of rocks in Big Bend. Enough to satisfy the most discriminating rattlesnake. He didn’t look like he wanted to chat so I just snapped a picture & bid him adieu. I’ve come across many snakes in the backcountry. They don’t want to bite you any more than you want to bite them.
I’ve rafted the canyons of the Rio Grande but I was backpacking when I was struck by the crystal clear reflection of the canyon walls in the river. Note the shadow resembling the state of Texas
Turk’s Head, a relatively small 8-segmented barrel cactus found throughout much of the Chihuahuan Desert. This one is just over a foot high.
The living rock cactus is flat, spineless, & easily overlooked except when adorned by a gorgeous pink bloom. I found these above the Hot Springs
Between a rock and a hard place! A couple of times I thought about making my way over there to stand on it. I’m still alive so obviously I didn’t!
Not a place I’d want to hike if there was the slightest chance of a thunderstorm
Near the Rio Grande well below the Marufo Vega Trail near where I camped on a solo b’backing trip
