Another Awe-Inspiring Moment
Almost Another Planet
SOMEWHERE IN THE LOWER BIG BEND: It was a crisp December morning when this photograph was taken, with the promise of a nigh perfect day for a long prowl through the Mule Ears area. Directly ahead was the large, golden-leafed cottonwood marking Trap Spring, though…
Where Many Had Gone Before
Ode to a Cowboy
Remnants of an Old Life
A good many folks come to Mule Ears Spring, treading up the park trail from the overlook that ultimately connects with Smoky Creek Trail further east. Sometimes there are so many moving back and forth I feel inclined to avoid the spot entirely, or at…
It’s a Family Tradition
Seeking and Finding Along the Big Yellow
A Special Kind of Lonesome
SOMEWHERE IN THE LOWER BIG BEND: Elephant Tusk Trail is one of the least utilized designated paths in the Big Bend National Park system, and this lack of use shows in the dilapidated condition it is found in these days. Even some of the cairns…
Three Lonely Bells Toll
SOMEWHERE IN THE LOWER BIG BEND: Through the decades of my wanderings, I have become somewhat known for being able to find two things; water and graves. In that I suppose there is a binding connection as the two represent the opposite bookends in this…