2014-04 Big Bend National Park

Sunset

Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 17, 2014

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Chisos Mountains & Clouds

Thankfully, Debbie spotted this photo opportunity.

Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Pink Prickly Poppy

Argemone chisosensis

River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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White Prickly Poppy

Argemone albiflora texana

River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Beaked Yucca

Yucca rostrata - with a bloom spike.

River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Big Bend Dog Cholla

Grusonia densispina

River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Scalloped Hillside

River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Calcite Veins in Clay

The harder Calcite erodes more slowly than the clay, leaving this pattern.

River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Pink Prickly Poppy

Argemone chisosensis

River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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