2012-12 Big Bend National Park

  • Chisos Basin Road View
    Chisos Basin Road View
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6316
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Phainopepla
    Phainopepla
    Phainopepla nitens - record shot from very far away.
    Sam Nail Ranch, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6332
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adobe Ruins
    Adobe Ruins
    Sam Nail Ranch, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6333
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parry's Agave
    Parry's Agave
    Agave parryi parryi
    Sam Nail Ranch, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6335
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Turk's Head Cactus
    Turk's Head Cactus
    Echinocactus horizonthalonius
    Mule Ears Viewpoint, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6339
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strawberry Cactus
    Strawberry Cactus
    Echinocereus enneacanthus
    Mule Ears Viewpoint, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6340
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Santa Elena Canyon
    Santa Elena Canyon
    Santa Elena Canyon Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6349
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Santa Elena Canyon
    Santa Elena Canyon
    Santa Elena Canyon Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6358
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sublett's Stone House
    Sublett's Stone House
    Castolon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6368
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chisos Mountains
    Chisos Mountains
    Castolon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6375
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Engine
    Steam Engine
    Castolon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6377
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Engine
    Steam Engine
    Dealer Plate
    Castolon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6382
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Castolon Peak
    Castolon Peak
    Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6386
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mule Ears Peaks
    Mule Ears Peaks
    I used to backpack in the area of the peaks.
    Mule Ears Viewpoint, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6388
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Mule Ears Viewpoint, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6390
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goat Mountain
    Goat Mountain
    Mule Ears Viewpoint, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6391
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Purple Prickly Pear
    Purple Prickly Pear
    Opuntia macrocentra
    Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6393
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cholla
    Cholla
    Grusonia specie
    Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6394
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Carousel Mountain
    Carousel Mountain
    Sotol Vista Overlook, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6395
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green Sotol
    Green Sotol
    Dasylirion liophyllum
    Sotol Vista Overlook, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6398
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Sotol Vista Overlook, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6402
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vernon Baily Peak
    Vernon Baily Peak
    Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6407
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ward Mountain
    Ward Mountain
    Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6408
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Window, Chisos Mountains
    Window, Chisos Mountains
    The Window pouroff is located in a notch between the massive peak on the left and the pointed peak on the right.
    Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6412
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wooly Paperflower
    Wooly Paperflower
    Psilostrophe tagetina
    Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6415
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rocks
    Rocks
    Very chunky, fragmented hillside.
    Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6417
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grapevine Hills Trail
    Grapevine Hills Trail
    Looking back on the trail we have walked so far.
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6424
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock
    Rock
    Interesting layers.
    Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6425
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Wren
    Rock Wren
    Salpinctes obsoletus - record photo, not very good.
    Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6426
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rocks
    Rocks
    The Rock Wren is on the right side of the photo.
    Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6427
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Balancing Rock
    Balancing Rock
    The walk to see this rock is a bit long, but interesting along the way.
    Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6430
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    We are headed back to the trail head and vehicle.
    Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6438
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Evening Hillside
    Evening Hillside
    Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6443
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset, The Window
    Sunset, The Window
    Chisos Mountains Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 7, 2012
    2012-12-07#6457
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bobcat
    Bobcat
    Lynx rufus
    Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#5226
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bobcat
    Bobcat
    Lynx rufus
    Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#5269
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Roadrunner
    Greater Roadrunner
    Geococcyx californianus
    Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#5319
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Roadrunner
    Greater Roadrunner
    Geococcyx californianus - fluffed for the morning sun.
    Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#5332
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Roadrunner
    Greater Roadrunner
    Geococcyx californianus - in the final stage of swallowing a lizard.  The tail is visible in the beak.
    Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#5347
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chisos Mountains
    Chisos Mountains
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#6460
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Opuntia rufida & Chisos Mountains
    Opuntia rufida & Chisos Mountains
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#6471
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kevin
    Kevin
    Our UK friend who lives in a lush valley in Yorkshire.  What does he think of the desert?
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#6476
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chisos Mountains
    Chisos Mountains
    Big Bend National Park, Texas, December 8, 2012
    2012-12-08#6478
    Larry L. Jackson