2014-04 Big Bend National Park

Giant Helleborine

Epipactis gigantea - if there had not been flowers, I might have missed this orchid.

Cattail Falls, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014

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Longspur Columbine

Aquilegia longissima

Cattail Falls, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014

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Rain Cloud

We saw this coming, suspecting a bit of rain.

Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014

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Cattail Wash

A lot of water over a long time carved this wash.

Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014

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Shindaggers

Agave lechuguilla

Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014

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Cattail Falls Trail Panorama

Rain in the desert turned to sleet in the Chisos Basin.

Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014

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Feather Dalea after Rain

Dalea formosa - moist from an evening sleet/hail event.

Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014

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Colima Warbler

Oreothlypis crissalis

Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 19, 2014

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Juan de Leon Grave

Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014

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Candelilla

Euphorbia antisyphilitica - was harvested almost to extinction for its high grade wax.

Old Ore Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 20, 2014

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