Highlights were: walking into the Santa Elena Canyon, a huge gap in the Mesa de Anguila that dominates the southern landscape, and the Cerro Castellan, a majestic formation that demands attention.
We camped in Terlingua, Texas, a town like no other, camping at the Big Bend Motor Inn. Terlingua is actually a ghost town after the mercury mining (for military bomb switches) dried up. There is a fantastic little bar with outstanding BBQ (so we were told; they were out when we arrived) called La Kiva. The air is some of the least light-polluted in the country. The sunsets and stars were spectacular. Before local schools were built about ten years ago, the kids used to have a 80 mi bus ride to school...one way! There is only one radio station run by one guy and his 500-disc changer. The FCC cannot locate him or the source of the pirate signal. If you're visiting Big Bend or want to get away from it all, Terlingua, Texas is the place to go. It also hosts the annual International Chili Cookoff Competition.
We rode horses one evening into the desert as the sun was setting with Big Bend Stables.
We spent an entire day on the Rio Grande River on a guided raft through the Colorado Canyon with Big Bend River Tours. Our guide, Tim, was extremely knowledgeable and cool. We enjoyed the sun and shadows, sounds and stillness, serenity and sublimeness of it all.
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