Big Bend Ranch State Park

We’ve really been enjoying our time here in Terlingua, Texas. I’m a bit behind on posting because we have been keeping busy. I have also spent a bit of extra time staring at my various electronics working on future reservations, which is a very good thing. We are now booked (mostly) through mid-June. Anyway… back to the fun stuff.

As I may have noted in previous posts, our campground is only a few miles from one of the entrances to Big Bend National Park. We’re only about 20-30-minutes from a state park, too. Since we’d gone into the national park a couple of times already, on February 6 I chose Big Bend Ranch State Park as a nice place to spend my birthday.

I didn’t have a lot of expectations for the place. By that I mean I hadn’t read much about the state park, so I didn’t know what to expect in terms of scenery, viewpoints, road conditions, etc. We were both pleasantly surprised. The park is gorgeous. And it feels just as big as the national park.

The state park is so lovely, in fact, that I have an overabundance of pictures I’d like to share (almost 80!) and had to upload them to Google Photos to make sharing possible.

I did pick a short list of pics to share here, for folks who don’t like clicking elsewhere to view post-related images.

 

According to the state park’s website, “The scenic drive along the River Road (Texas FM 170), following the meanders of the Rio Grande, is among the most spectacular in the nation.” I have to agree. The scenery was spectacular. And the weather was perfect during our visit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belle hadn’t been feeling herself for a week or so. I think all of the recent changes (lots of new campsites in a short span of time) overwhelmed her. She’d been limping on her right front leg, too. That and the fact that we are in a very different environment than what she’s used to — we are near the northern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert — and there’s not a blade of green grass to be found. For a few days, she even refused to potty outside.

She’s feeling better now. A trip to the “local” vet (a 90-minute drive each way!) and some anti-inflammatory medication for the leg seems to have helped. And she’s gotten more used to the desert. We are both very happy she seems to have turned the corner and is more herself again. She’s going to be 15 in June, so we kind of take things day by day with her, making sure she’s still happy and living her best life, given her advanced years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If these mountain images bore you, you probably won’t care to see the extra photos that go along with this post. If you like what you see here and want to see more, click this link to see the Google Photos album I prepared.