My next few posts will be about our trips, starting with Big Bend. Volker and I had been there last November, but hiking is something we all enjoy, so the decision to go there in spring (again) was easy.
Spring (especially March / April) is a great time to see this area. Wildflowers along the way made us "awe" while passing through Hill Country.
It is a long drive from Brownsville, about 11 hrs on the road. The next bigger city close to Big Bend is Alpine where we stayed last November. From there it still is 108 miles to the National Park, so this time I made a reservation for four nights at the Big Bend Resort and Adventures in Terlingua, only a few miles from the park entrance.
Our house had two bedrooms, one bath, a kitchen and sort of a living
room. It was simple furnished but clean and the location was convinient.
Terlingua was once a mining district. Around the 1880s the discovery of cinnabar brought 2000 people to this area. Today the only remnants of the mining days are a ghost town of the Howard
Perry-owned Chisos Mining Company and several nearby capped and
abandoned mines. (source wikipedia)
However, its close proximity to Big Bend National Park has brought tourism to this little town. You won't find any well known (food) chains there, no department stores either, but you wouldn't look for it here anyway. This remote area is to relax and enjoy nature at its best.
above: view towards Terlingua down: view from our house
Besides several motels you find RV sites, restaurants, a grocery store and a trading post here.
Speaking of restaurants, we spent the first evening at the "La Kiva", with good food and ... an exellent moonshine :-D
Another popular place is the "Starlight Theater"
For more information about Terlingua click HERE
Next day we drove to the Chisos Mountain Basin to hike the "Hot Springs Trail"
However, its close proximity to Big Bend National Park has brought tourism to this little town. You won't find any well known (food) chains there, no department stores either, but you wouldn't look for it here anyway. This remote area is to relax and enjoy nature at its best.
Speaking of restaurants, we spent the first evening at the "La Kiva", with good food and ... an exellent moonshine :-D
Next day we drove to the Chisos Mountain Basin to hike the "Hot Springs Trail"
The trail takes you along the Rio Grande, 6 miles hiking in full sun.
The reward at the end of Hot Springs trail: a picnic table under palm trees
time for a photo :D
Tomorrow we would hike the "Lost MineTrail". To be continued ...
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