2014-04 Big Bend National Park

Pink Prickly Poppy

Argemone chisosensis - with 4 bees.

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

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Mariscal Mine

Ruins of a Mercury mine.

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

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Dry Stack Rock House

Residence of some of the miners.

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

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Window View, Dry Stack Rock House

Looking toward the Chisos Mountains.

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

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Dry Stack Rock House

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

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Elephant Tusk

I used to backpack in the vicinity of the peak, but the road in is very difficult.

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

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Shrub Daisy

I haven't identified this flower.

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

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Shrub Daisy

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

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Bladder Sage

Salazaria mexicana

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

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Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

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

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Johnson Ranch

The rounder river rocks don't stack as well.

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

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Red Dike

37 miles in on our drive.

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

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Lemon-scented Pectis

Pectis angustifolia

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

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Rio Grande

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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River Road

An interesting drive with only a few spots where you can get stuck in sand or mud.

Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Southwest Cosmos

Cosmos parviflorus

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

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Clumped Dog Cholla

Grusonia aggeria

Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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Luna's Jacal

Luna lived here to a very old age, fathered a large family and scrapped a living from this unforgiving landscape.

Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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1928 Chevrolet

Chimney's Trail, Old Maverick Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 18, 2014

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