It started out kind of cloudy and cool, with some sun coming along later and warming into the low 60s.
We took a drive out to Lajitas and beyond there toward Presidio to look at the sights and do a couple short hikes with Callahan since he will not go with us into Big Bend. BB is a National Park and dogs are not allowed off pavement. The rule is slightly more involved than that but that covers the essence of it.
We did this drive a couple years ago and most of the sights over the Rio Grande were familiar. But for a change we went into the Welcome Center for the Big Bend Ranch State Park and toured their big exhibit on local history. That covered geologic history, biologic history and some human history. That was followed by a visit to downtown Lajitas. That would be about one block in a typical town. The bakery was closed (Carlene was disappointed) so we checked out the local gift shop, I could have bought a 2" Trilobite fossil for $15. The outfitter store was next. An interesting guy working there spends winter here doing the store and a zip line business adjoining the shop; then summers working on a ranch in Jackson Hole WY.
At the general store we met a guy from Plattsburgh whose son works in a pool hall in Burlington.
Up the road a piece we hiked around the Hoodoos. These are rocks along the Rio Grande that have eroded more on the bottom than the top leaving a boulder on a pedestal formation. There we met a couple from Newfoundland, Meredith and Dave, on a year long honeymoon. They are both teachers in Labrador who have taken this year off and are traveling Us and Canada. They live in an orange van decorated with flower decals! Very nice couple, we talked for a fair while at the foot of a hoodoo. They took a couple pictures of the 3 of us.
There are some great views along the highway fronting the BBR state park and the Rio Grande. They are probably the same photos I posted 2 years ago but it's up to you to complain! 😁
So then back to camp for happy hour and some roast pork.
The photo process was intercepted so no photos tonight.
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