Sunday, February 11 – We woke to strong winds in Big Bend National Park. We waited awhile to head out hoping the winds would subside. We finally decided they weren't going to lesson, so we headed out for our planned short hike.
We chose an easy hike for our last day on the east side of Big Bend NP. Boquillas (Bo-key-us) Canyon Trail is 1.42 miles long. It begins with a short climb and descends down to the Rio Grande River via a sandy trail with some stairs. The river is fairly narrow here, probably only 30-40 feet wide.
Beauty along the trail.
The Canyon.
More beauty at Big Bend.
There isn't much of a border patrol presence here. We saw a Mexican cowboy on horseback driving a couple cattle across the river to the US side for grazing and also saw more trinkets for sale.
Man was the wind intense blowing down the Boquillas Canyon. It must have been gusting to 40 or 50 mph. It nearly blew us to Mexico. With that wind, we didn't linger long and were back to the truck and returning to the RV park in short order.
We spent the remainder of the day relaxing at the RV and doing a little preparation for our departure tomorrow morning. When you hear from us next, we'll be in Terlingua, TX, on the west side of the National Park.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
Down to the river and back up again with no poles?
ReplyDeleteAnother nice short hike is nice on a windy day like that. Travels safe tomorrow and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteDid you get serenaded by the Rio Grande crooner sitting on the Mexican side of the river? He usually sings Cielito Lindo. We had our heavy winds early in our stay when we were resting up from the drive and had no big hiking plans. And again on the west side of the park later ... which, like you we could not avoid, so we just braved it.
ReplyDeleteLots of interesting hikes on this trip with Breathe Taking Views.
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
It's nice to take those short hikes after some more difficult days. Still lots of beauty to take in. River border sure is narrow there! Gorgeous canyon! Wow! You look totally wind blown.
ReplyDeleteIt can get windy down there. I would have loved to see the cowboy.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed that short little hike and the beautiful views of the river and canyon. You sure had some crazy winds!
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed this hike as well. Sounds like many of us are on the same page when it comes to hiking the Big Bend trails. LuAnn
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