Backpacking - Blog Posts
I got carried away taking photos of Mule Ears on a b’packing trip
That idiot right on the edge of that unstable rock is a younger & more foolish me
Me in orange shirt leading a Sierra Club backpacking trip
One reason cross country backpacking can be a pain. There’s a lot of obstacles to face in addition to rough terrain. But I love it🧡
I camped for the night near here on the Texas side of the river
Another solo backpacking trip. Good thing I didn’t count on finding water here
Top of Guadalupe Peak, 8,751 ft. Me, wife Karen, daughter’s fiancée Glenn, son Michael, & daughter Shellie. Sadly my wife died in 2019
A new bride from back east stayed only one night here because of its isolation
Big Bend Ranch SP is larger than all other Texas’ state parks combined
Park visitors can explore excellent surviving traces of the old Butterfield road that wrap around the base of El Capitan, out into the Salt Flats and up to the New Mexico state line
From the Marufo Vega Trail looking across Texas mountains to the Sierra del Carmen across the Rio Grande
A strangler from one of my backpacking trips. I run a tight ship but I did cover him with rocks! Seriously, though, I’ve run across several of these unmarked graves in the backcountry. The desert can be hot, dry, & unforgiving
Guadalupe Mts. NP is in Texas but the only vehicular access is via a lengthy drive into New Mexico & back down. Would you believe I once took a route through Roswell & was abducted by aliens? Didn’t think so 😁