The sandy desert amidst a mountainous valley. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand engulf 275 square miles of desert, it is the world’s largest gypsum deposit, a gigantic dune field. Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin it is a bizarre landscape – unexpected glistening white sand in New Mexico. It is quite possiblyContinue reading “White Sands”
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Diaries of Big Bend Backpacking: Day III
I wake before sunrise to find that the water bottle in the tent is empty. Jon drank the remaining water in the night. We have only 10oz left and so we make the decision to head straight for the visitor center to refill. On the way, we pass the campsite we reserved for the thirdContinue reading “Diaries of Big Bend Backpacking: Day III”
Diaries of Big Bend Backpacking: Day II, Part II
January 16, 2020 The leaves crunch as I set my pack down. It’s cooler here, a quiet forest inside the canyons of the Chisos Mountains. I pull out a small ziploc bag of trail mix and climb up a massive downed tree up to the top of a tall boulder in the middle of theContinue reading “Diaries of Big Bend Backpacking: Day II, Part II”
Diaries of Big Bend Backpacking: Day II
February 15, 2020 Hiking socks make my calves look fat! It’s a seriously not cute overall look for my short legs. The hiking boots do not help. All clunky and chunky – my entire legs look stubby. There’s a fly that really likes sitting on my socks and watching me write. I haven’t showered inContinue reading “Diaries of Big Bend Backpacking: Day II”
Stark West Travels 