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Texas Big Bend National Park | Boquillas Canyon Trail
Written by Shirley T   
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 09:00



Road to Boquillas Canyon Trail
I was amazed when I found out that Big Bend National Park offers more than 200 miles of hiking trails for visitors to explore. Of various grades, trails can range from strenuous primitive paths through rugged desert to short handicapped accessible pathways!
Opuntia (Prickly pear cacti) with its fruits
Time to put our fitness in test
Easy trail at the beginning
Water and wind forms these layer rocks
My Significant kept asking me when was the next destination so that he would get a chance to hike instead of just walking several steps at the overlook. Here, finally we arrived at the trailhead of Boquillas Canyon Trail.
Rio Grande Village is along the upstream (right)
Located at the end of Boquillas Canyon Road, the route is graded as easy. A round trip would take about 1.4 miles with a short climb at the beginning, followed by descending via a fine sandy path to the river.
Two composting toilets behind the row of vehicles
There is a dedicated parking bay for hikers and also two composting toilets at service for any nature calls.
Descending to the river
The same trail where we came from
Inspiring
Since this was our first hiking trip, we brought along our knapsack with bladder in case we get lost. We met two locals, one riding on a horse and another man were singing near his raft. I believe the song was a Mexican folks song and it was melodious echoing through the canyon though I did not understand the lyrics.
The horse is patiently waiting for its owner
Calm water of Rio Grande
Lush and green vegetation
Wild flowers grow here
A tiny feed of geology, the dramatic walls of Boquillas Canyon where we looked upon was part of a warm, shallow sea during Cretaceous Period, some 135 million years ago. Deposition of lime mud and the remains of marine creatures such as clams and snails are part of the rocks or walls. Coupled with water and wind factors over time, formation of layer rocks took place.
Pebbles path before reaching the river banks
Getting closer to water
Several 'bocas' on Boquillas Canyon walls
Spotted the man in blue shirt admiring 'little mouth' or 'boca'?
The end of our trail was the huge sand dune 'slide'. At this path, it was not easy to walk as I tend to sink. Nevertheless, it was fun. Simply can't believe it, we were in fact standing on the sea bed of last several geological eras!

Incredible
Boquillas Canyon - here we come!
Boquillas Canyon escapade?

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