2015-10 Big Bend National Park

Watercourse

I drove the worst road I have ever driven to see this spot.  I'm glad I went but will never go back because the road is so very bad.

Mathew's Ranch, Paint Gap Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Rock House

Remnants of a bed headboard and footboard emphasized just how small this rock house was.

Mathew's Ranch, Paint Gap Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Corral Fence

Mathew's Ranch, Paint Gap Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Windmill & Water Trough

Mathew's Ranch, Paint Gap Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Dripping Spring

Not much water was present at this time.

Mathew's Ranch, Paint Gap Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Hillside

Paint Gap Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Purple Sage

Leucophyllum frutescens - up close.

Paint Gap Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Pouroff

Not a very large pouroff.

Paint Gap Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Road

Main Park Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Cottonwood Trees

Populus deltoids - growing where there is regular access to water within reach of their roots.

Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Window View

Vernon Bailey Peak and the Window from the desert.

Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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Hillside

Only a mile round-trip, the walk was very hot and windless.

Burro Mesa Pouroff Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 29, 2015

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