Popular Trips in Big Bend National Park
This was a 4.5 day hike in Big Bend National Park, Texas.Starting in the Chisos Basin, we hiked into the Chisos Mountains and thentook the Outer Loop Trail and then back into the Chisos.
Summary: Solo summit of Elephant Tusk via the Dodson Trail.Route: In at Blue Creek Overlook, east on the Dodson Trail, south on the Elephant Tusk Trail, up Elephant Tusk, and back out the way I went it.Details: This was a two-day solo hike at the end of April 2010. The weather was warm but not too hot yet; the highs were in the 90s. But the sun was relentless; there is no shade...
This was a solo trip, because Mike didn't want to go, or didn't think he could make it.I didn't see many people, or any animals, so it was nice and quiet... sort of creepy.Took a 45 min siesta on the south rim. I propped my self up on a rock, fairly close to the ledge. I would open my eyes and just see for maybe a hundred miles or so.
Jill and Dan walked this hike in Big Bend on Tuesday, Apri 14, 2009.
Nice high desert day hike or horseback ride on an old ore road. Steady gain with fine views of dark canyons and the Chisos, nearly all of BBNP and Mexico. Lovely birding basin 3/4 to summit .Antennas on summit. No water, scant shade. This is a much better approach than the southern route from BBNP which intersects at the basin. Great hike for first day acclimation and reconnoitering the park.Trail head is 20...
I don't have a GPS so I found a gpx file that was similar to the trip a friend of mine and I took on our backpacking trip in Big Bend National Park. We started by heading up Pinnacles Trail which is steep and difficult. We then cut across to where Laguna Meadows Trail meets the South Rim Trail and took the South Rim Trail to our primitive campsite. The next day...
I was here for work as myself and a coworker were assisting with some fuel reduction (brush cutting) at Panther Junction. We finished up a little early one day and thought this would make for a good hike. He has been here many times, but this was my first visit to Big Bend and the first hike I did here in the park.It was a typical hot, May afternoon, but not unbearable....
