Howdee all,
After checking out the Dugan/Sublett farm houses we took a drive to
Santa Elena Canyon.
an easy hike..
The first part of the hike is through sand…
Then to the Rio Grande River..
The trail hugs the American side of the river…
We saw this turtle ..any ideas of what kind?
As we hiked higher..better views of the Rio Grande and the beach we crossed.
Shear cliffs on the Mexican side
Green, Orange and Gray
Sicksta Dell will be jealous.. 
If I wasn't in a National Park..I would have..:) 
Day 4 part 3 next..
I can't believe you take us to so many beautiful places Dawn! The sand is so white, it's beautiful. I wonder why the water is green? Odd little footprints too.
ReplyDeleteYes, best to leave the rocks behind where they belong ; )
Love those rocks! And love that turtle! It's beautiful country. Wish I could join you. Thanks for letting us come along.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking Dawn! You take your blog readers places that most of us will never see in person own...THANK YOU!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous place! Did you ever find out whose footprints those were??
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post, Dawn, brought back memories... when I was in college a bunch of us took a two day rafting trip down through Santa Elena Canyon ending up at the location described in your blog.
ReplyDeleteIt was gorgeous, fun, and quite exciting (I guess exciting is how one might describe nearly drowning.) Bunch of know-it-all kids doing something way beyond our real knowledge. Still, everyone survived, many with a new perspective on life and amazing memories.
Imagine floating for hours down the river with those sheer rock walls on each side of the river with only a slit of sky above. Oh, and the rapids! Yahoo! Yikes! Glug-glug-glug. A genuine adventure.
Glad you are having a great time and seeing this grand scenery.
Awesome place & photos Dawn! You got me curious as to the type of turtle (all I know is it's some type of softshell but, not sure if it's the spiny softshell) and those mammal prints hmmmmm. If you find out please post.
ReplyDeleteThanks Friends for you comments..I really do appreciate them!
ReplyDeleteI hope to visit your blogs soon when I get better internet..seems like when I get to the east coast my internet is so much better.
I hate being behind in my blog reading..i want to know what everyone is up to..OK thats enough of my whining..
Big Bend is an amazing place..we are here just a little over a week..I am hoping to spend a month here some winter/spring.
Felicia and Donna..
Still dont know whose prints those were or what kind of turtle that is ..I havent been able to find a similar image of the turtle..
will keep looking..
Bosque_Bill
Glad you didnt drown in the river..
I bet they were great memories!