Going Home

We're on our way home. It's a long way with lots of driving time. When it's not my turn to drive I knit or crochet. Here is my latest crochet pattern.  A dish cloth done in the Zig Zag Lozenge stitch. I'll finish the pattern up when I get home.

More Palo Duro

Today's walk was the Juniper Ridge Trail. It's cooler today and very windy; nice for hiking.

Just for fun here are two pictures of the canyon - one from the bottom and one from the top.

Palo Duro Canyon State Park

This is a jewel of a place. The second largest canyon in the US - sort of a mini Grand Canyon. I'm sitting at the top to get service admiring the view from the top. It's easy to drive down to the campgrounds and walking trails at the bottom of the canyon.

Earlier in the day we walked the Paseo del Rio Trail.

Bosque del Apache Refuge

We took two birdwatching excursions into the refuge today. Here are three pictures to try to give an idea of how beautiful this refuge is. We are not even here at a time of migration, then the refuge is spectacular!

 

Walking on Water

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                                            Sunset at the Refuge

Pictograh of Deer

On our walk yesterday morning at Hueco Tanks State Park we saw both pictographs (cave paintings) and petroglyphs (cave etchings or engravings).

Some of the drawings are  in low lying caves and some of the drawings require climbing - Joe saw those!
Here's a picture of the Huecos ( a large pile of very, very large stones that eroded leaving pockets to collect and hold rain water.

This is a very restricted park mainly because it attracts rock climbers!!!

Hueco Tanks State Park

Just east of El Paso is a great little state park, Hueco Tanks. It's quite restricted and we couldn't believe our good luck in getting in. It's noted for it's pictographs. The campsite is very impressive.

More Big Bend

We took a walk to see some petroglyphs this am. The desert is so empty, so have to look carefully to see anything.