i finally made it west. west to west texas. the part of this humangous state that holds our mountains. the chisos landscape seems to emerge right out of the rio grande river and sits in beautiful contrast to the flat desert living below. did you know that the rio grande is the border of texas and mexico?
well, of course you say.
but really, the actual border is a river. that is cool. many of the states in america have some imaginary line that float above and you don't experience, similar to the yellow 10 yard line the television adds to football games. magic lines. well, texas + mexico have the rio grande. and one of the, if not the, least visited national park in the lower 48 states...big bend. right where the river takes a large curve, giving the park its namesake. bending in a big way.
the journey was a solo trip and allowed for a deep breath of mountain air. i wouldn't have wanted to start the new year in any other fashion: sleeping on the ground, facing healthy levels of danger, making vagabond friends and precious thoughts of the past years growth. prayer and thankfulness seemed to be recurring.
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| dryden: population 6 or 11 |
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| south rim trail |
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| seminole station hit |
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| coming into town |
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| bike by train |
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| read a map, drive a car |
  
emory peak, chisos view
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| south rim view #3 |
