The park was more green than we had ever seen it before. An unusual amount of rain had fallen earlier this summer in west Texas. And since there were more plants, there was more wildlife as well. The desert was thriving and beautiful.
We were forewarned!
We had 3 bear sightings. no time to get a camera for the first one. Still shaking for the second sighting.
And this bear was busy eating low hanging leaves for the third sighting.
And there were grasshoppers, since there was grass.
A Cactus Wren in a Mesquite Tree.
Green Gulch - the roadway up into Chisos Basin.
Day Flower
Feather Peabush
Unknown Wildflowers
A Vinegaroon. It looks something like a Scorpion but with a whip tail instead of the stinger. When defending itself the pincers can inflict quite a wound and then the whip tail is used to spray acid (that smells like vinegar) at the attacker. It was about 6 inches long. Seen at dusk, it looked more like the devil than a bug.
Thunderstorm at sunset, west of the basin over the desert.
Casa Grande at sunrise.
The road to Pine Canyon
Along Pine Canyon Trail
Unknown Wildflowers
Dennis on the Pine Canyon Trail
Mike in Pine Canyon. Surrounded by arid desert, Pine Canyon is like walking into a terrarium.
Mushroom in Pine Canyon
Ocotillo plants in leaf
Red Tailed Hawks courting in flight
Dead Horse Mountains, seen from Glenn Springs Road
Dennis at our remote desert campsite off of Glenn Springs Road. No one else was within sight.
Ocotillo against the Sierra del Carmen Mountains at sunrise
Mike in the desert campsite, at sunset
Rain over the desert
Clouds over Nugent Mountain
Various Hollywood Icons outside of Marfa, TX
