Big Bend National Park

If you ever wanted to go back in time, say 17 million years ago, this would be the place...it is one of mother nature's prized possessions...an area untouched....land that has been created by volcanos, volcanic eruptions, wind, rain, and any other thing that Mother Nature could throw at it!

It is desolate yet inspiring...so quiet that you could actually feel a part of the landscape! The variety of cactus was amazing.

We traveled for the most part by jeep but were able to stop along the way for some short trails and overlooks...one of the trails that interested Lee was the one that brought him to the Rio Grande. The river at this point was only 15 feet wide.. at one section, the river carved through the immense rock wall on the Mexican side. The immensely high rock wall on the Mexican side was like a fortress!

After a long day of exploring, we went to dinner at a restaurant recommended by Lee's sister called the Starlight Theater Bar and Grill in the ghost town in Terlingua outside of Lajitas. The Starlight used to be a movie theater in the 1930's...it was a very quaint setting and we enjoyed our burgers and, of course, margaritas!