Photos tagged as big_bend

Day 158 - Big Bend, White Winged Dove

These were in Rio Grande Village.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Visitors Center

The building is currently being remodeled, but they have set up a temporary center in the rear.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Rock Outcropings

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Roadrunner

These are common residents in the Rio Grande Village area at least.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Prickly Pear Cactus wo Spines

This version has no large, thick spines, but still has the small hairy ones. Notice that some animal has taken a bite out of one of the platyclades.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Prickly Pear Cactus w Red Spines

There are about 30 kinds of Prickly Pear Cactus, 27 of them grow in Big Bend NP.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Pond & CG

This is actually a beaver pond. It is next to the campground at Rio Grande Village. The Rio Grande River is in the background.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Pink Prickly Pear Cactus

We saw several different color Prickly Pear Cactus, which surprised us a bit.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Mom at Rio Grand

The Group campsite has fairly easy access to the Rio Grande River, which suited Mom just fine.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Mom at Fossil Exhibit

The fossil exhibit is in the structure on the right. The plastic was too scratched to be able to see much however.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Mom & Big Prickly Pear Cactus

Mom is demonstrating just how big some of these cactus plants grow.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Goats

This was on the cliff across the river from the Rio Grand Village, on the Mexican side.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Egg Fossil

This was near the fossil exhibit, somebody left it in the parking lot. We told the rangers about it at Panther Junction.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Dog Canyon

This is just inside the NE entrance to the park at Persimmon Gap.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Chihuahuan Raven

There were two of these at the campground at Rio Grande Village.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend, Cardinal

There were many Cardinals at our campground at Rio Grande Village, sometimes flying right by the RV.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend Rocks

This was across the Rio Grand River on the Mexican side, near sunset.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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Day 158 - Big Bend NP Sign

This is at the Persimmon Gap entrance to Big Bend National Park, on the NE side.

• Date: 6 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Study Butte, USA: gallery
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