2014-04 Big Bend National Park

  • Pitaya
    Pitaya
    Echiocereus enneacanthus
    Dugout Wells, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#1183
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown-spine Prickly Pear
    Brown-spine Prickly Pear
    Opuntia phaeacantha
    Dugout Wells, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#8960
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blind Prickly Pear
    Blind Prickly Pear
    Opuntia rufida
    Dugout Wells, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#8967
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Queen
    Queen
    Danaus gilippus
    Dugout Wells, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#1189
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chisos Mountains
    Chisos Mountains
    Dugout Wells, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#8969
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blind Prickly Pear
    Blind Prickly Pear
    Opuntia rufida
    Dugout Wells, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#8971
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lost Mine Peak
    Lost Mine Peak
    Basin Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#8975
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Casa Grande
    Casa Grande
    Basin Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#8978
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cactus Wrens
    Cactus Wrens
    Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus - at nest.
    Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#1203
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cactus Wrens
    Cactus Wrens
    Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus - at nest.
    Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#1212
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014
    2014-04-17#8984
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chisos Mountains & Clouds
    Chisos Mountains & Clouds
    Thankfully, Debbie spotted this photo opportunity.
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#8993
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pink Prickly Poppy
    Pink Prickly Poppy
    Argemone chisosensis
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#8995
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Prickly Poppy
    White Prickly Poppy
    Argemone albiflora texana
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9000
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Willow
    Desert Willow
    Chilopsis linearis
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beaked Yucca
    Beaked Yucca
    Yucca rostrata - with a bloom spike.
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Big Bend Dog Cholla
    Big Bend Dog Cholla
    Grusonia densispina
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scalloped Hillside
    Scalloped Hillside
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Calcite Veins in Clay
    Calcite Veins in Clay
    The harder Calcite erodes more slowly than the clay, leaving this pattern.
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pink Prickly Poppy
    Pink Prickly Poppy
    Argemone chisosensis
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pink Prickly Poppy
    Pink Prickly Poppy
    Argemone chisosensis - with 4 bees.
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mariscal Mine
    Mariscal Mine
    Ruins of a Mercury mine.
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9033
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dry Stack Rock House
    Dry Stack Rock House
    Residence of some of the miners.
    Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Window View, Dry Stack Rock House
    Window View, Dry Stack Rock House
    Looking toward the Chisos Mountains.
    Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dry Stack Rock House
    Dry Stack Rock House
    Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Elephant Tusk
    Elephant Tusk
    I used to backpack in the vicinity of the peak, but the road in is very difficult.
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shrub Daisy
    Shrub Daisy
    I haven't identified this flower.
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shrub Daisy
    Shrub Daisy
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bladder Sage
    Bladder Sage
    Salazaria mexicana
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Marigold
    Desert Marigold
    Baileya multiradiata
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Johnson Ranch
    Johnson Ranch
    The rounder river rocks don't stack as well.
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Dike
    Red Dike
    37 miles in on our drive.
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lemon-scented Pectis
    Lemon-scented Pectis
    Pectis angustifolia
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rio Grande
    Rio Grande
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9059
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Willow
    Desert Willow
    Chilopsis linearis
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • River Road
    River Road
    An interesting drive with only a few spots where you can get stuck in sand or mud.
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southwest Cosmos
    Southwest Cosmos
    Cosmos parviflorus
    River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9076
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clumped Dog Cholla
    Clumped Dog Cholla
    Grusonia aggeria
    Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Luna's Jacal
    Luna's Jacal
    Luna lived here to a very old age, fathered a large family and scrapped a living from this unforgiving landscape.
    Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9082
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1928 Chevrolet
    1928 Chevrolet
    Chimney's Trail, Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9087
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1928 Chevrolet
    1928 Chevrolet
    I got the year and brand off the casting number on the engine block.
    Chimney's Trail, Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Texas Rainbow Hedgehog
    Texas Rainbow Hedgehog
    Echinocereus dasyacanthus
    Chimney's Trail, Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trail View
    Trail View
    Chimney's Trail, Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tule Mountain
    Tule Mountain
    Chimney's Trail, Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Texas Vervain
    Texas Vervain
    Verbena halei
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Big Bend Bluebonnet
    Big Bend Bluebonnet
    Lupinus havardii
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9108
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Black-foot
    Plains Black-foot
    Melampodium leucanthum - Daisy.
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9113
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fendler's Bladderpod
    Fendler's Bladderpod
    Lesquerella fendleri
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9116
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Phlox
    Phlox
    Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#1230
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wine Glasses & Sunset, Chisos Basin, Big Bend NP, TX
    Wine Glasses & Sunset, Chisos Basin, Big Bend NP, TX
    The view from our porch.
    Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9120
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014
    2014-04-18#9124
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ocotillo
    Ocotillo
    Fouquieria splendens
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9129
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pummel Peak
    Pummel Peak
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9132
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fendler's Bladderpod
    Fendler's Bladderpod
    Lesquerella fendleri
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9134
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Layer Hill
    Layer Hill
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9137
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lost Mine Peak
    Lost Mine Peak
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9139
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pine Canyon Trail
    Pine Canyon Trail
    A 2 mile hike from here goes to a lush canyon and ends at the base of a 200 foot tall pour-off.
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9141
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parry's Agave
    Parry's Agave
    Agave parryi parryi
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9143
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Firecracker Bush
    Firecracker Bush
    Bouvardia ternifolia
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9144
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Prickly Poppy
    White Prickly Poppy
    Argemone albiflora texana
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9150
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dakota Vervain
    Dakota Vervain
    Glandularia bipinnatifida
    Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9152
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tree Cholla
    Tree Cholla
    Opuntia imbricata arborescens
    Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9165
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountains & Cylindropuntia imbricata
    Mountains & Cylindropuntia imbricata
    Mountains & Tree Cholla
    Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9175
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South Rim & Juniper Canyon Trail
    South Rim & Juniper Canyon Trail
    This 6.2 mile trail joins trails in the basin.
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9184
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Juniper Canyon Trail Panorama
    Juniper Canyon Trail Panorama
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#0704
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glenn Draw
    Glenn Draw
    The beginning of the rocky watercourse.
    Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9195
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ocotillo
    Ocotillo
    Fouquieria splendens
    Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9202
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cottonwood Trees
    Cottonwood Trees
    Populus fremontii - these thirsty trees indicate water at or near the surface.
    Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9204
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Colorful Clay
    Colorful Clay
    Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9207
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Colorful Clay
    Colorful Clay
    Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9212
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sediment Layers
    Sediment Layers
    Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9215
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blind Prickly Pear & Ocotillo
    Blind Prickly Pear & Ocotillo
    Opuntia rufida & Fouquieria splendens
    Main Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9223
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nugent Mountain
    Nugent Mountain
    Main Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9225
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain
    Mountain
    Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9226
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie
    Debbie
    Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9232
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trees
    Trees
    A bit of water year-round provides for trees.
    Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9235
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Longspur Columbine & Southern Maidenhair Fern
    Longspur Columbine & Southern Maidenhair Fern
    Aquilegia longissima & Adiantum capillus-veneris
    Cattail Falls, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9237
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cattail Falls
    Cattail Falls
    Just a trickle of water this time.
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9240
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eastern Fence Lizard
    Eastern Fence Lizard
    Sceloporus undulatus - showing its bright belly.
    Cattail Falls, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9246
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Helleborine
    Giant Helleborine
    Epipactis gigantea - finding this  orchid was a real treat for me.
    Cattail Falls, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9248
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Helleborine
    Giant Helleborine
    Epipactis gigantea - if there had not been flowers, I might have missed this orchid.
    Cattail Falls, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9252
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Longspur Columbine
    Longspur Columbine
    Aquilegia longissima
    Cattail Falls, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9254
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rain Cloud
    Rain Cloud
    We saw this coming, suspecting a bit of rain.
    Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9256
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cattail Wash
    Cattail Wash
    A lot of water over a long time carved this wash.
    Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9259
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shindaggers
    Shindaggers
    Agave lechuguilla
    Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#9266
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cattail Falls Trail Panorama
    Cattail Falls Trail Panorama
    Rain in the desert turned to sleet in the Chisos Basin.
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#0712
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Feather Dalea after Rain
    Feather Dalea after Rain
    Dalea formosa - moist from an evening sleet/hail event.
    Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#0716
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Colima Warbler
    Colima Warbler
    Oreothlypis crissalis
    Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014
    2014-04-19#1244
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Juan de Leon Grave
    Juan de Leon Grave
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9285
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Candelilla
    Candelilla
    Euphorbia antisyphilitica - was harvested almost to extinction for its high grade wax.
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9286
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Earless Lizard
    Greater Earless Lizard
    Cophosaurus texanus
    Ernst Tinaja, Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9292
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Nettle
    Rock Nettle
    Eucnide bartonioides
    Ernst Tinaja, Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9300
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ernst Tinaja
    Ernst Tinaja
    When water level is low in the tinaja, animals have fallen in and drowned.
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9304
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ernst Tinaja
    Ernst Tinaja
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9305
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tornillo Creek Area
    Tornillo Creek Area
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9313
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie & Truck
    Debbie & Truck
    4 wheel drive is recommended and can be useful on parts of this road.
    Tornillo Creek Area, Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9315
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blind Prickly Pear
    Blind Prickly Pear
    Opuntia rufida
    Tornillo Creek Area, Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9316
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Texas False Agave
    Texas False Agave
    Hechtia texensis - related to Pineapple and other bromeliads.
    Tornillo Creek Area, Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9317
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Resurrection Plant
    Resurrection Plant
    Selaginella lepidophylla
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9319
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Living Rock Cactus
    Living Rock Cactus
    Ariocarpus fissuratus fissuratus - this 6 inch specimen is probably 100 years old according to my reading.
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9320
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alto Relex
    Alto Relex
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9321
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alto Relex Panorama
    Alto Relex Panorama
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#0718
    Larry L. Jackson
  • McKinney Ranch
    McKinney Ranch
    Ruins of the not so large house.
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9328
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Peaks Area
    Black Peaks Area
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#9329
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Peaks Panorama
    Black Peaks Panorama
    Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#0719
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Carmen Mountains Whitetail Deer
    Carmen Mountains Whitetail Deer
    Odocoileus virginianus - grazing near our room on our last morning of the trip.
    Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014
    2014-04-20#7927
    Larry L. Jackson