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 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”
Diaries of Big Bend Backpacking
February 14, 2020 My head hurts – it’s throbbing a bit. The view is amazing though. Carrying anymore water up here would have added a significant amount of extra weight that my back could not have taken. I have three large water bottles. Had. I drank one on my way up here. Ranger Jason recommendedContinue reading “Diaries of Big Bend Backpacking”
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