All photos courtesy of R. Heard, because I suck at taking pics.
Moonrise over the mountains (we called these the Bacon Mountains lol)
There's a marsh in a bend of the Rio Grande where we saw this guy, some nutria, and a great blue heron.
This ammonite we found on a hike was about 18 inches in diameter
Creek in the Chisos mountains. It had snowed the week before so the desert was blooming and there was actual running water!
Really pissed off 5 foot rattlesnake in the Chisos mountains
More Chisos mountains scenery
We even saw a mother black bear and her cub!
Really cool clouds
Desert panorama
Flowering yucca
St. Elena canyon. US is on the right, Mexico is on the left.
More desert panorama
XL grasshopper
Hiking into St. Elena canyon on the west side of the park
Sunset over the Rio Grande
Gorgeous shots!
ReplyDeleteWhat a tough and beautiful landscape.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful. I especially love the final photo!
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ReplyDeleteI had to look up if Nutria are native to that area because they are introduced in Florida. Looks like they are introduced everywhere in North America. So not only are those amazing photos but I also learned something. Yay!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lovely trip!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous!!
ReplyDelete18" in diameter, wow!
ReplyDeleteThe photos are gorgeous.