{"id":7468,"date":"2022-11-22T22:59:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7468"},"modified":"2023-10-07T01:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:20:32","slug":"20221122big-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122big-bend\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of 2022 Big Bend National Park Trip, The Window and Lost Mine Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third day of my 2022 Thanksgiving trip to Big Bend National Park. I plan to hike two popular trails in the park, The Window and Lost Mine.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_140628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_140628.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Canyons from Lost Mine Trail's End\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains and Canyons from Lost Mine Trail&#8217;s End<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints 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They are not too long (around 7km roundtrip), not too difficult (mostly gradual incline with well-maintained trails), and offer spectacular views, especially for Lost Mine.<br \/>\nFor the first two days in Big Bend National Park, my original plan was to hike one of them each day, as they seemed great options for half-day hikes. Unfortunately, the sceneries along Ross Maxwell scenic drive took me much longer than expected the previous day, as a result, I had to combine these two hikes in one day.<\/p>\n<h3>The Window<\/h3>\n<p>From the visitor center at Chisos Basin, The Window is a 8.4km out-and-back trail with 290m elevation gain. The trail followed Oak Canyon down to a pour-off, with views of distant desert landscape and rock formations. For those not staying in Chisos Basin Campground, the parking lot at the amphitheater would shave off some distance of the hike. Luckily for me, I could start from my campsite, this saved me a total of 2km together with some elevation gain.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=136678520&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=136678520&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So at about 9am in the morning, I set off onto the trail. The initial part of the trail was along the southern slope of Vermon Bailey Peak, with the rising sun lifting its boulders and crevasses from shadows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_091621.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_091621.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Trail before Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail before Vernon Bailey Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_091145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_091145.jpg\" width=\"54%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_092132.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_092132.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4158.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the open gap between the two hills in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_092711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_092711.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_093001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_093001.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_091621.jpg\" alt=\"Trail before Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_091145.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_092132.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4158.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_092711.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_093001.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_091621.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_091621.jpg\" alt=\"Trail before Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail before Vernon Bailey Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_091145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_091145.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_092132.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_092132.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4158.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the open gap between the two hills in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_092711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_092711.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_093001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_093001.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Window&#8221; was formed by a <del>seasonal<\/del> occasional creek (&#8220;Oak Creek&#8221;) eroding a valley in between the mountains (Vernon Bailey Peak to the north and Carter Peak to the south). Further along the trail, it&#8217;s more obvious that the &#8220;valley&#8221; was getting more and more narrow, and in places, just a few meters wide. The dry river bed of that creek was also visible from time to time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_093532.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_093532.jpg\" width=\"46.06%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4153.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4153.jpg\" width=\"41%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Farther west, among soaring boulders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_094520.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_094520.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Dry Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dry Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A creek that in wet season, may flow towards the Window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_094756.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_094756.jpg\" width=\"46.06%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4152.jpg\" width=\"41%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where the trail made a narrow twist.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4151.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4151.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Slope of Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Southern Slope of Vernon Bailey Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_095010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_095010.jpg\" width=\"50.79%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4150.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4150.jpg\" width=\"45.21%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_093532.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_094520.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_094756.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4151.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Slope of Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_095010.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_093532.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_093532.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4153.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4153.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Farther west, among soaring boulders.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_094520.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_094520.jpg\" alt=\"Dry Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dry Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A creek that in wet season, may flow towards the Window.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_094756.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_094756.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4152.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where the trail made a narrow twist.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4151.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4151.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Slope of Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Southern Slope of Vernon Bailey Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_095010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_095010.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4150.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4150.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>500m from destination, the trail reached an intersection where the other branch would head down the Chisos Mountain to Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive. Not long afterwards, the trail entered a narrow slickrock canyon with pools and puddles, obviously created by that seasonal creek and thanks to the canyon\u2019s shade, the water seemed to be present year-round.<br \/>\nSince it&#8217;s a canyon, the trail inevitably went up and down some rocks, which in my opinion was marginally technical. With stairs carved into and around some of the most difficult sections, I would rate that as YDS class 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_095750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_095750.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pools and Puddles<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_095851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_095851.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_100031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_100031.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pools and Puddles<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_095757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_095757.jpg\" width=\"49.43%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4149.jpg\" width=\"44%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pools and Puddles<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_100118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_100118.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Trail in Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail in Canyon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_095750.jpg\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_095851.jpg\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_095757.jpg\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_100118.jpg\" alt=\"Trail in Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail in a canyon.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_095750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_095750.jpg\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pools and Puddles<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_095851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_095851.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_100031.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_100031.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pools and Puddles<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_095757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_095757.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4149.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Pools and Puddles\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pools and Puddles<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_100118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_100118.jpg\" alt=\"Trail in Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail in Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, at around 10am, about an hour after I started, I was at The Window.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s an opening about 2-3 meters wide, between two giant rock cliffs, probably the canyon at its narrowest. It appeared to be a steep drop beyond The Window (maybe the site of a spectacular waterfall after intense rainfall).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_102552.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_102552.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Window<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_103508.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_103508.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Water would flow through the narrow slit in the foreground when it\u2019s wet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4135.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Water would flow through the narrow slit in the foreground when it\u2019s wet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_103528.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_103528.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"View from The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4136.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4136.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Christmas Mountains from The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from The Window<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4138.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Boulders beyond The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders beyond The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another slit between some giant boulders, like a mini version of the Window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4143.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An opening between two rocky walls, with some crowds this morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4146.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Overlooking The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From a place farther up the canyon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_102552.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_103508.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4135.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_103528.jpg\" alt=\"View from The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4138.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders beyond The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4143.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4146.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from The Window.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_102552.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_102552.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Window<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_103508.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_103508.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Water would flow through the narrow slit in the foreground when it\u2019s wet.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4135.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Water would flow through the narrow slit in the foreground when it\u2019s wet.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_103528.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_103528.jpg\" alt=\"View from The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4136.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4136.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Mountains from The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from The Window<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4138.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders beyond The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders beyond The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another slit between some giant boulders, like a mini version of the Window.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4143.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An opening between two rocky walls, with some crowds this morning.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4146.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking The Window<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From a place farther up the canyon.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Beyond The Window, there were views of various mountains, notably the Christmas Mountains. However, since The Window was pretty narrow, the distant views were pretty obscured, not remarkable compared to Lost Mine Trail later today. Instead, highlight of The Window trail should be the rocky walls of its canyon landscape.<\/p>\n<p>I took a longer than usual snack break at The Window, and started to head back at 10:40am. This time, the sun was completely out, with the nearby mountains, in particular Vernon Bailey Peak to the north, in full splendid glory.<\/p>\n<p>Later today, I learned from the visitor center that water for the entire Chisos Basin was pumped from a spring to the west of Chisos Mountains, where the pipe followed a similar route as The Window trail. The pump station was visible from portions of the trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4163.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4163.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4154.jpg\" width=\"41.5%\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4155.jpg\" width=\"41.5%\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_113055C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_113055C9.jpg\" width=\"78.9%\" alt=\"Hills to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_112604C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_112604C9.jpg\" width=\"39%\" alt=\"Hills to the North\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_113633C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_113633C9.jpg\" width=\"39%\" alt=\"Hills to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vernon Bailey Peak (left) and a slope (right) with rocks of various shapes and sizes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4160.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4160.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4161.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4161.jpg\" width=\"41.5%\" alt=\"Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4166.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4166.jpg\" width=\"41.5%\" alt=\"Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4164.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4164.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Carter Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The peak to the south of The Window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4159.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the south of The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills to the south of The Window<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4163.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_113055C9.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4160.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4164.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4159.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the south of The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4163.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4163.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4154.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4155.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_113055C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_113055C9.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_112604C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_112604C9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills to the North\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_113633C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/20221122_113633C9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vernon Bailey Peak (left) and a slope (right) with rocks of various shapes and sizes.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4160.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4160.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4161.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4161.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4166.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4166.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks next to Vernon Bailey Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4164.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4164.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Carter Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The peak to the south of The Window.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4159.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the south of The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills to the south of The Window<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>An hour later, at 11:40am, I got back to the campground, concluding this hike to The Window.<\/p>\n<h3>Lost Mine Trail<\/h3>\n<p>Despite its name, Lost Mine Trail only climbed to the side of Lost Mine Mountain, but it nonetheless offered great views of Juniper Canyon and the northeast rim of Chisos, together with Toll and Casa Grande mountains. On this aspect the trail was like a center stage in a theater of mountains.<br \/>\nLost Mine Peak was named for the legend that Spanish explorers discovered precious metal in these mountains, and enslaved native Chizo people for its extraction. The Spanish would blindfold the Chizo people on their way to and from work so as to keep the location of the mine secret. After the Chizo people revolted and the Spanish were driven out and the mine entrances sealed, the mine was thus &#8220;lost&#8221;. National Park Services believed this was a legend as no ore bearing rocks were discovered among these mountains nowadays.<\/p>\n<p>The trailhead to Lost Mine was located at the crest of the road leading from Panther Junction to Chisos Basin. One thing to note was that parking at the trailhead was extremely limited. I believed the two small lots held no more than 20 cars together. As a result, some people opted to park at the few (even smaller) turnouts towards Chisos Basin and hike up the mountain. I believed parking was most limited in the morning as that&#8217;s (in my opinion) the best time to visit Lost Mine. After lunch, I arrived at the trailhead at 12:40pm, and luckily pulled into the final available spot. (I just had great luck with parking these days.)<\/p>\n<p>Officially, the trail was 7.7km roundtrip distance 345m elevation. Here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=136678624&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=136678624&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Right off the parking lot, the trail went on a gentle incline towards Lost Mine Peak.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_123850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_123850.jpg\" width=\"96.5%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pavement only extended for a short section from the parking lot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_125309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_125309.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_125138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_125138.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_152925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_152925.jpg\" alt=\"Tree on Slope\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tree on Slope<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4271.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4271.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4274.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4274.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4275.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4275.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_123850.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_125309.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_125138.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_152925.jpg\" alt=\"Tree on Slope\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4271.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4274.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4275.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_123850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_123850.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pavement only extended for a short section from the parking lot.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_125309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_125309.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_125138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_125138.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_152925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_152925.jpg\" alt=\"Tree on Slope\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tree on Slope<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4271.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4271.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4274.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4274.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4275.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4275.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Right off the trailhead, there were great views of a series of mountains to the north. In particular, the road connecting Chisos Basin and Panther Junction passed through a giant gap in between the mountains, like a macro version of &#8220;The Window&#8221; that I visited earlier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_124209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_124209.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Gap in Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gap in Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between which a road connects Chisos Basin to Panther Junction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_124852.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_124852.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Gap in Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gap in Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Huffman and Pulliam Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_124419.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_124419.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the east of the previous gap.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4276.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4276.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the east of the previous gap.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4168.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4168.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vernon Bailey Peak, Pulliam Peak and Mount Huffman.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4171.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant sight this morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4272.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4272.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Boulders on Hilltop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders on Hilltop<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where I was heading to. The trail ascended this hill on the right of this photo. The right-most rock was where the trail ended.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4268.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4268.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders on Hilltop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders on Hilltop<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some interestingly shaped rocks, in opposite direction of the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_124209.jpg\" alt=\"Gap in Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_124852.jpg\" alt=\"Gap in Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_124419.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4276.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4168.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4171.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4272.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders on Hilltop\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4268.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders on Hilltop\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the mountains.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_124209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_124209.jpg\" alt=\"Gap in Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gap in Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between which a road connects Chisos Basin to Panther Junction.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_124852.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_124852.jpg\" alt=\"Gap in Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gap in Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Huffman and Pulliam Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_124419.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_124419.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the east of the previous gap.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4276.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4276.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the east of the previous gap.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4168.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4168.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vernon Bailey Peak, Pulliam Peak and Mount Huffman.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4171.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant sight this morning.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4272.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4272.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders on Hilltop\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders on Hilltop<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where I was heading to. The trail ascended this hill on the right of this photo. The right-most rock was where the trail ended.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4268.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4268.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders on Hilltop\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders on Hilltop<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some interestingly shaped rocks, in opposite direction of the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Roughly 1.3km from trailhead, the trail reached the saddle point between Lost Mine Peak and Casa Grande Peak. It&#8217;s like crossing a mountain pass, where I was greeted with spectacular views of Juniper Canyon in front and the few mountains that lined its side. The sight was so spectacular that I took a brief stop here just for its appreciation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_130354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_130354.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Juniper Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4175.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4174.jpg\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Toll Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4173.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Juniper Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4177.jpg\" alt=\"South Rim\" \/><\/a><\/br>South Rim<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4180C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4180C9.jpg\" width=\"93.7%\" alt=\"Rocks along South Rim\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks along South Rim<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An arch-like rock in the middle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4176.jpg\" width=\"93.7%\" alt=\"Hillside\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hillside<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where the trail would ascend onto.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4267.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4267.jpg\" width=\"93.7%\" alt=\"Hillside\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hillside<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Roughly the place where the trail ended.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_130354.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4175.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4174.jpg\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4173.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4177.jpg\" alt=\"South Rim\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4180C9.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks along South Rim\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4176.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4267.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos at saddle point of Lost Mine Peak and Casa Grande Peak.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_130354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_130354.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Juniper Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4175.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4174.jpg\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Toll Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4173.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Juniper Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4177.jpg\" alt=\"South Rim\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>South Rim<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4180C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4180C9.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks along South Rim\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks along South Rim<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An arch-like rock in the middle.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4176.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hillside<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where the trail would ascend onto.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4267.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4267.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hillside<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Roughly the place where the trail ended.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A few steps off the trail to the west and there&#8217;s an arete with lots of room to sit around, that&#8217;s where I rested and took the photos above. Continuing on this arete it should be the easiest path to climb Casa Grande Peak to the west. It also offered a preview of where Lost Mine Trail would ascend to.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/23\/Lost_Mine_from_East_Rim.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/23\/thumbnails\/Lost_Mine_from_East_Rim.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail after Saddle Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Trail after Saddle Point<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I excitedly managed to identify portions of Lost Mine Trail (red line) from Chisos East Rim the next day, between the saddle point (blue flag) and end (green flag).<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After about 10 minutes at the saddle point, I continued onward, and the great views of the mountains continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_131306.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_131306.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_133238.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_133238.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_133248.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_133248.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4244.jpg\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Toll Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_134419.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_134419.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4179.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4179.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4269.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4269.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_131306.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_133238.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_133248.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4244.jpg\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_134419.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4179.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4269.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_131306.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_131306.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_133238.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_133238.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_133248.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_133248.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4244.jpg\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Toll Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_134419.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_134419.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4179.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4179.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4269.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4269.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Fields<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In particular, Casa Grande Peak was constantly visible along the trail but had been evolving between different facets, from its rocky walls (below) viewed in the shade, to its rocky arete in the sun (above).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4167.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4167.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_125423.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_125423.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4273.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4273.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken later in the day when the light&#8217;s softer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4183.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Farther up the trail, it\u2019s a great shot of Vermon Bailey Peak with the road leading into Chisos Basin in the foreground. Taken during my ascent.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4242.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken about 1.5 hours later during my descent. More of the mountains were in the shade.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4167.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_125423.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4273.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4183.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4242.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4167.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4167.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_125423.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_125423.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4273.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4273.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken later in the day when the light&#8217;s softer.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4183.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Farther up the trail, it\u2019s a great shot of Vermon Bailey Peak with the road leading into Chisos Basin in the foreground. Taken during my ascent.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4242.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Vernon Bailey Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken about 1.5 hours later during my descent. More of the mountains were in the shade.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4266.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4266.jpg\" width=\"83%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_133337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_133337.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_133910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_133910.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_132502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_132502.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Switchback\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail Switchback<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4241.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4241.jpg\" width=\"83%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4238.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4238.jpg\" width=\"80%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Almost at the end where the trail became flat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4266.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_133337.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_133910.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_132502.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Switchback\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4241.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4238.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4266.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4266.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_133337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_133337.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_133910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_133910.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_132502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_132502.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Switchback\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail Switchback<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4241.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4241.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4238.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4238.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Almost at the end where the trail became flat.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The near-constant but gradual elevation gain ended about 3.3km from the trailhead, after which the trail made a turn south and followed a flat ridge for the final 450m before it ran out of room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4186.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4186.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lost Mine Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Near its end (roughly where the gentleman in white shirt was standing), with Crown Mountain in the background. The trail crossed a relatively open and flat ridge in the foreground.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4234.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lost Mine Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The final few steps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_141054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_141054.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"End of Official Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>End of Official Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It took some courage and scrambling skills to climb onto this rock with its slanted top surface, on top which the views weren\u2019t that much better.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4188.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lost Mine Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at the previous ridge, and its steep western slope.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4189.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4189.jpg\" width=\"44.7%\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4219.jpg\" width=\"44.7%\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulder<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of distinctive shape, next to the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4236.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lost Mine Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The final part from a wider angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4186.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4234.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_141054.jpg\" alt=\"End of Official Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4188.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4189.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4236.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of final part of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4186.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4186.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Near its end (roughly where the gentleman in white shirt was standing), with Crown Mountain in the background. The trail crossed a relatively open and flat ridge in the foreground.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4234.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The final few steps.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_141054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_141054.jpg\" alt=\"End of Official Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>End of Official Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It took some courage and scrambling skills to climb onto this rock with its slanted top surface, on top which the views weren\u2019t that much better.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4188.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at the previous ridge, and its steep western slope.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4189.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4189.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4219.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulder<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of distinctive shape, next to the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4236.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The final part from a wider angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The views at the end of the trail were a certain highlight of the day. In addition to Juniper Canyon, one got to view the southern extension of Lost Mine Peak, and parts of Pine Canyon to the southeast, with traces of the striking Sierra del Carmen mountains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_140619.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_140619.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Trail's End\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Trail&#8217;s End<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4201.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4199.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4199.jpg\" alt=\"South Rim\" \/><\/a><\/br>South Rim<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4237.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4237.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon and South Rim\" \/><\/a><\/br>Juniper Canyon and South Rim<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4203.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Toll Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A tiny bit of Emory Peak popped up behind Toll Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4204.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4185.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Distant Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Vernon Bailey Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The end of Lost Mine Trail was higher in elevation than this imposing mountain from the morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_144045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_144045.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_140619.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Trail's End\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4201.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4199.jpg\" alt=\"South Rim\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4237.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon and South Rim\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4203.jpg\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4204.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4185.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_144045.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the mountains.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_140619.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_140619.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Trail's End\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains beyond Trail&#8217;s End<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4201.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4199.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4199.jpg\" alt=\"South Rim\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>South Rim<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4237.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4237.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Canyon and South Rim\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Juniper Canyon and South Rim<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4203.jpg\" alt=\"Toll Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Toll Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A tiny bit of Emory Peak popped up behind Toll Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4204.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Grande Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Casa Grande Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4185.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Vernon Bailey Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The end of Lost Mine Trail was higher in elevation than this imposing mountain from the morning.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_144045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_144045.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4220_DSC_4233-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4220_DSC_4233-14.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains from Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains from Lost Mine Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I believed the best time to visit Lost Mine Trail was in the morning, where the Chisos Mountains to the west were in the light, with their impressive vertical rocky walls. I visited during the afternoon so instead the side of Lost Mine Mountain was in the light, which wasn&#8217;t that much disappointing since I got to appreciate its vividly colored rocks that complement the palette of trees.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4207_DSC_4218-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4207_DSC_4218-12.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak from Lost Mine Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Peak from Lost Mine Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_135325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_135325.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lost Mine Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4193.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4193.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lost Mine Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4194.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4194.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lost Mine Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The boulders in vivid colors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4191C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4191C9.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Distant Sierra del Carmen\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Sierra del Carmen<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its striking cliffs were always awesome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4187.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4187.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the south of Pine Canyon, some uniquely shaped rocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4200.jpg\" alt=\"Crown Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crown Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20221122_135325.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4193.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4194.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4191C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Sierra del Carmen\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4187.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4200.jpg\" alt=\"Crown Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Lost Mine Peak and surrounding mountains.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/20221122_135325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/20221122_135325.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4193.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4193.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4194.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4194.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Mine Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Mine Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The boulders in vivid colors.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4191C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4191C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Sierra del Carmen\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Sierra del Carmen<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its striking cliffs were always awesome.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4187.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4187.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the south of Pine Canyon, some uniquely shaped rocks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4200.jpg\" alt=\"Crown Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Crown Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Unlike The Window, the end of Lost Mine Trail was relatively spacious so that people could spread out. It may also have to do with the midday heat (and the limited parking size) that there weren&#8217;t that many people to begin with. Overall, it&#8217;s a greatly enjoyable experience hiking Lost Mine Peak.<\/p>\n<p>It took me just under 1.5 hours to reach the end of trail just before 2pm. After 35 minutes at the top, I started to head back, which took me just over an hour.<\/p>\n<p>On my way back, I ran into a spider along the trail, and it&#8217;s certainly the largest spider I had seen so far. 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}\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of a spider on the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4252C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4252C9.jpg\" alt=\"Spider\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spider<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4259C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4259C9.jpg\" alt=\"Spider\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spider<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4260C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4260C9.jpg\" alt=\"Spider\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spider<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4261C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4261C9.jpg\" alt=\"Spider\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spider<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4262C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4262C9.jpg\" alt=\"Spider\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spider<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4265C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4265C9.jpg\" alt=\"Spider\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spider<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I got back to the trailhead at 3:45pm, a good early end of the day for my epic trip to South Rim and Emory Peak the following day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third day of my 2022 Thanksgiving trip to Big Bend National Park. 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