2015-10 Big Bend National Park

Interesting Clouds

An odd crisscross pattern.

Interstate 10, Ft Stockton, Texas, October 26, 2015

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Wooden Windmill

I really like the old wooden windmills.  They are becoming much less common, replaced with steel.

Marathon, Texas, October 26, 2015

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Eve's Garden

Built with a stabilized paper-mache.

Marathon, Texas, October 26, 2015

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Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum - is perennial with a long bloom season also called Plain's Blackfoot.

Hannold Draw, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 26, 2015

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Purple Sage

Leucophyllum frutescens - we were fortunate to visit the park when the Sage were in full bloom.

Hannold Draw, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 26, 2015

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Nipple Cactus

Mammillaria meiacantha

Hannold Draw, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 26, 2015

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Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens - I was surprised to see a few of the Ocotillo blooming this late in the year and fully leafed out.

Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Shindaggers

Agave lechuguilla - better looking than usual and recent rain had all the desert plants looking very good.

Glenn Spring Road @ Pine Canyon Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Boquillas Silverleaf

Leucophyllum candidum - really caught my eye with bright purple flowers.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

Walking the watercourse above Glenn Spring revealed very nice rock patterns.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Boquillas Silverleaf

Leucophyllum candidum

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Lincoln Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii - getting a drink.

above Glenn Spring, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rusty Hedgehog and Strawberry Cactus

Echiocereus virdiflorus & stramineus

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Watercourse

I was hoping for a bit more water.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Sculpted Watercourse

Water has sculpted the sold rock in interesting ways.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Resurrection Plant

Selaginella lepidophylla - Flower-of-Stone is another common names.  In dry conditions the plant looks completely lifeless.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock

I left one of my cameras on this rock while I explored some steep areas of the watercourse.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Sculpted Watercourse

A trickle of water was flowing through this hard rock area.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Debbie, Sculpted Watercourse

Debbie gives scale to this part of the rocky watercourse.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Sculpted Watercourse

How many years did it take for water to carve the rocks?

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Sculpted Watercourse

I wanted to get below the trickle of water but couldn't find a way to climb down.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Lemon-scented Pectis

Pectis angustifolia

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Texas Antelope Squirrel

Ammospermophilus interpres - a first time sighting.

above Glenn Spring, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

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Rock Patterns

Wonderful concentric patterns in the eroded rock.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

I was so happy to locate this area that I had been searching for.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Patterns

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Desert Plants

Ocotillo, Prickly Pear and Boquillas Silverleaf, all looking very healthy.

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Rock Hibiscus

Hibiscus denudatus

above Glenn Spring Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Historic Site

Not much remains of this site where much occurred over the years.

Glenn Spring, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Cistern

Historic Site, Glenn Spring, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Watercourse

Quite a bit of moisture was present.

Historic Site, Glenn Spring, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Auto

Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Ruins

Some sort of discharge structure.

Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Ruins

Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Houses

Three large houses, one two story.

Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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House

Looking down into the two story house.

Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Tunnel

One of the mine tunnels, blocked for safety and health reasons.

Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Tunnel

Another mine tunnel.

Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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Sandbell

Nama hispidum

Mariscal Mine, River Road, Big Bend National Park, Texas, October 27, 2015

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