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| Friendly train traveling in opposite direction, trains are always long! |
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| Mountains in Texas ahead!!! |
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| Rolling hills approaching the Park |
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| Mountain peaks in the park range from 3000 - 8000 ft. |
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The dark brown chain was created during the volcanic action many years ago. Looks like a fence along the mountain. |
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| Flowering Prickly Pear |
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Homer Wilson Ranch, abandoned in 1945. Was a sheep (4000) and goat (2500) frontier rancher, animals grazed on the upper canyon slopes in the summer. |
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| Cholla cactus blooming |
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| Volcanic action left interesting mountains in the region. |
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Looking at Mexico. The Rio Grande and Santa Elena Canyon (gap in mountains 14 miles away) |
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Sotol, a member of the lily family, thrives on the cooler north facing terrain. Early inhabitants roasted the heart for food and used the leaf fibers for rope & sandals. |
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| Goat Mtn. Peak shows the molten layers of volcanic action |
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| White is ash from the volcanic action |
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| Tuff Canyon - one of the depth canyons created by water run off. |
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| Upper part of Tuff Canyon where the water enters from the desert floor. |
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| Mule Ears Peak (3881 feet) are visible from various parts of the park. Volcanic ash once filled in between the peaks. |
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| Lost Mine Peak (7550 ft.) in the Chisos Basin |
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| Casa Grande (7325 ft.) also in the Chisos Basin |
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Hike to the "Window" from Chisos Basin Visitor Center. Looks west into the park with the walk being 5.6 miles round trip, of course downhill going & UPHILL on the return. A little over 900 ft elevation change. |
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| Interesting formation! |
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| "Window View" !!! |
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| Cheryl is soooo excited about the hike back up the canyon! |
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| More unique rock formations from the volcanic action of years past |
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| Fig Tree along the trial |
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