hot springs

In: Big Bend Country, Family, Things To Do & Travel, Trips

Our third hike on Day two at Big Bend National Park is the Hot Springs Trail. Like Boquillas, this is rated as a not-to-be-missed hike. Along the Hot Springs Trail, there are ruins of the old bathhouse, post office, and motel; a hot spring (duh!); the Rio Grande; pictographs, and petroglyphs. To get a fantastic history of this trail read “Big Bend: A Homesteader’s Story,” by J.O. Langford (referenced in the Packing & Prepping article).  Oh, and did I mention the thrill of almost dropping to your death? Shear fun. This is in reference to the road in. It is terrifyingly narrow. It is only aRead More →

In: Big Bend Country, Family, Things To Do & Travel, Trips

After hiking down to the beautiful Boquillas Canyon and screaming our echoes for one singing Mexican to hear we drove to the Rio Grande Village. Here there are bathrooms, a visitor’s center, and a store. The visitor’s center was closed on the day we were there. Rather, we bought sandwiches at the store and topped off our Camelbacks with water. Our late start meant we would be out in the mid-day heat longer than we had originally planned. The store has picnic tables out front and we ate in the shade before trekking to our second trail. Our next scheduled trail is the Rio GrandeRead More →

Little boy hiking Boquillas Canyon

In: Big Bend Country, Family, Things To Do & Travel, Trips

Boquillas Canyon Our first hike is at Boquillas Canyon. It is another popular hike as it is pretty easy for everyone with gradual inclines and it gently heads down to one of the three canyons in Big Bend National Park. Not to mention, if you bring your passport and time it correctly, you can pass into Mexico and visit the town of Boquillas. Boquillas, Mexico While you are there you can pick up your Boquillas stick – a light-weight hiking stick that is usually adorned with a painting of an animal or vegetation. These make great souvenirs for the kids. If you are unable toRead More →

In: Big Bend Country, Gulf Coast, Hill Country, LOCATION, Panhandle Plains, Pineywoods, San Antonio, South Texas Plains, Things To Do & Travel

Today, August 25, is the 103rd birthday of the National Park Service. It was brought to life in 1916 with the National Park Service Act, signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The Anniversary will be celebrated nationwide with free admission for everyone, but here is where you can celebrate in Texas parks: Alibates Flint Quarries Flint and petroglyphs and lizards…oh my! Just outside of Amarillo experience prehistoric Texas! Amistad National Recreation Area We tend to think of 1-10 as a straight East-West corridor, but truly if you head due West you will switch to Hwy. 90 in San Antonio to keep a solid westerly heading. DoRead More →