Texas Vacation - Day Five - Big Bend National Park - Part 3 - Tuff's Canyon Hike

 We are in Big Bend at the PERFECT time to see the first signs of spring.  Little blooms here and there.

We have stopped for another little hike down into Tuff's Canyon.  I'm fascinated with the flora and the purple prickly pear and just so fun.  Toss in the sotol and it's a great pic.

This time we start out by going down, down, down into the canyon.  Believe it or not, this is harder on my knees and ankles and I'm ever so thankful when we've hit the riverbed.  While walking in a gravel riverbed is not a piece of cake either, it is preferable to downhill.

This little walk is 3/4 of a mile roundtrip with the option of overlooks above.  Nope --- I want to be inside the canyon.  It's crazy that we are in the same national park as before.  The rocks are SOOO different.  The riverbed is dry and the whole thing feels just a bit eerie.

Bluebonnets in the riverbed.  Nature finds a way.

Check out the rocks --- these two seem to be laughing at us.

Holes where heavier rocks fell out.

The rocks are still in place here.

On the way back, I spot a cave to check out.

Inside - with the use of flash.  A large boulder that the sandstone (?) has washed away from.

And the fissure in the ceiling from which the water arrived.

Yep, I'm wondering were he is and he's just taking my picture.  Nature makes one look very small at times.

When I turned before, I snapped his pic as well, so tit for tat.

We were DOWN there.

Back in the car and on the road --- our next view is of the Mule Ears.  It is a 4 mile trek to them so we opt for a stop at the viewing point instead.

Continuing on --- again, the scenery changes in the blink of an eye.  Crazy cool  That's the end of this post but part 4 has us back in the riverbeds.  See you there.