{"id":456,"date":"2011-12-19T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T22:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=456"},"modified":"2022-01-08T14:28:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T19:28:13","slug":"big-bend-chisos-from-santa-elena-nov-30-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=456","title":{"rendered":"Big Bend National Park &#8211; Nov, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_183501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2124\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_183501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_183501.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_183501-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_183501-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend Sunset &#8211; Dec 1, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sunset looking out toward the Chisos Basin Window at Big Bend- Img 18350<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2125\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17844.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17844.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17844-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17844-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend Chisos from Santa Elena &#8211; Nov 30, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>View of the Chisos (20+ miles away) overlooking the Rio Grand river in Santa Elena Canyon. Img 17844<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17854.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2126\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17854.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17854-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17854-80x120.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Tom at Mule Ears Spring &#8211; Nov 30, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tom looking into the small pond at Mule Ears Spring &#8211; Found a 4 inch Leopard frog! &#8211; Img 17854<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17891.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2127\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17891.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17891.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17891-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17891-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Laguna Meadow trail &#8211; Dec 1, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tom taking a rest on the Laguna Meadow trail backpacking up into the Chisos mountains -Img 17891<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17903.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2128\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17903.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17903-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17903-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Laguna Meadows Pass &#8211; Dec 1, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Randy at the pass on the Laguna Meadows trail &#8211; You can see the speck of the red roof of the Chisos Basin Lodge near the center of the photo &#8211; Img 17903<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17914.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2129\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17914.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17914.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17914-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_17914-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; South Rim &#8211; Dec 1, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tom on the Chisos South Rim &#8211; Img 17914<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18089.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2130\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18089.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18089.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18089-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18089-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend Backpacking &#8211; Dec 2, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tom packing up in Boot Canyon &#8211; Img 18089<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2131\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18050.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18050-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Mexican Bluejays &#8211; Dec 2, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mexican Bluejays looking for breakfast scraps in our Boot Canyon backpacking campsite &#8211; Img 18050<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2132\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18131.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18131-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18131-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Emory Peak &#8211; Dec 2, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Randy on top of Emory Peak, 7,825ft &#8211; the highest point in Big Bend &#8211; Img 18131<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18277.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2133\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18277.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18277.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18277-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18277-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Casa Grande at Sunset &#8211; Dec 2, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Photo taken from outside the Chisos Basin Lodge &#8211; Img 18277<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2134\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18525-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18525-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Rio Grand River &#8211; Dec 3, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rio Grand River from Rio Grand Village &#8211; Left side is Mexico &#8211; Img 18525<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2135\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18639.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18639.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18639-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18639-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Pine Canyon &#8211; Dec 3, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>New hike for me accessed by Tom&#8217;s 4 wheel drive &#8211; Img 18639<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2136\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18664.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18664.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18664-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18664-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Pine Canyon &#8211; Dec 3, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Looking from Pine Canyon out toward across the sotol grasslands to the desert floor and the Sierra del Carmen mountains in Mexico in the distance.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 18664<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18681.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2137\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18681.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18681-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18681-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Bend &#8211; Grapevine Hills &#8211; Dec 4, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Big Bend &#8211; Tom and Randy under the balanced rock on Grapevine Hill trail &#8211; Img 18681<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18919.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2138\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18919.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18919.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18919-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_18919-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Caverns of Sonora, Dec 5, 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our guide and Tom in Sonora Caverns .\u00a0 \u00a0Img 18919<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_19106.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2139\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_19106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_19106.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_19106-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_19106-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Caverns of Sonora, Dec 5, 2011\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>Img 19106<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Links to more Big Bend photos:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=1215\"><em><strong>Big Bend and Guadalupe National Park 2016<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=336\"><em><strong>Big Bend 2010<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=231\"><em><strong>Big Bend 2009<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=144\"><em><strong>Big Bend 2007<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"53\" alt=\"Big Bend Chisos from Santa Elena - Nov 30, 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/wp-content\/thumbnail\/2011_12\/IMG_17844.jpg\" class=\"photoQexcerpt photoQImg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hikes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}