{"id":7436,"date":"2022-11-21T22:59:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T14:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7436"},"modified":"2023-10-07T01:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:20:40","slug":"20221121big-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121big-bend\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of 2022 Big Bend National Park Trip, Scenic Drive and Canyons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of my 2022 Thanksgiving trip to Big Bend National Park as I would be visiting the typical tourist places in the park, that&#8217;s Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive and Boquillas Canyon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_120353.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_120353.jpg\" alt=\"Santa 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The weather forecast indicated the clouds would disperse during the day, but I woke up still under overcast skies. So my plans today were to visit the parts of the park in lower elevation, that being Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive and Boquillas Canyon, which would involve a few short hikes.<\/p>\n<p>I headed out of the campground at 9:30am. After leaving Chisos Basin, I stopped at a few roadside turnouts to grab a few photos of the mountains in their soft colors under gloomy clouds.<\/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\/21\/DSC_3838.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3838.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains in Clouds<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3837.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Panther Peak in Clouds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Panther Peak in Clouds<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking magnificent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3842.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3842.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Croton Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Croton Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking better from this angle along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3843.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Christmas Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cluster of mountains outside the park to the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3844.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3844.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;The Window&#8221; as an obvious opening of the mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3845.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;The Window&#8221; as an obvious opening of the mountains.<\/span><\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3838.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3837.jpg\" alt=\"Panther Peak in Clouds\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3842.jpg\" alt=\"Croton Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3843.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3844.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3845.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-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\/21\/DSC_3838.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3838.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains in Clouds<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3837.jpg\" alt=\"Panther Peak in Clouds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Panther Peak in Clouds<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking magnificent.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3842.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3842.jpg\" alt=\"Croton Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Croton Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking better from this angle along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3843.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Christmas Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cluster of mountains outside the park to the north.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3844.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3844.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;The Window&#8221; as an obvious opening of the mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3845.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;The Window&#8221; as an obvious opening of the mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Ross_Maxwell_Scenic_Drive\">Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Named after the park&#8217;s first superintendent, this is a 30-mile road leading to Santa Elena Canyon, the postcard destination of the park.<\/p>\n<p>I used a dash-mounted GoPro to capture portions of my drive in the park for the day, including most if not all the westbound drive along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n6jYgktHSlE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:00 Starting at a roadside turnout along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive. Chisos Mountains were covered in clouds in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>3:07 Tuff Canyon<\/li>\n<li>4:45 Parking for Sublett House<\/li>\n<li>5:17 Santa Elena Canyon Overlook<\/li>\n<li>5:34 Santa Elena Canyon parking area. Rather crowded during peak season.<\/li>\n<li>Leaving Santa Elena Canyon in the afternoon, the clouds slowly faded away to a clear blue sky.<\/li>\n<li>7:18 Checking out Castolon Store, which wasn&#8217;t very interesting, so I cut it out.<\/li>\n<li>8:43 Mule Ears Overlook, I once again pulled into the last parking spot.<\/li>\n<li>9:35 Passing the spur to Burro Mesa Pouroff. <\/li>\n<li>The video then jumps to Panther Junction, heading towards Boquillas Canyon, with the distinctive cliffs of Sierra del Carmen Mountains as a constant sight down the horizon.<\/li>\n<li>The video ends at Boquillas Canyon Overlook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span id=\"Tuff_Canyon\">Tuff Canyon<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A canyon whose walls were formed of cohesive volcanic deposit (tuff) that&#8217;s resistant to erosion, standing testimony to the region&#8217;s volcanic past.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a short trail, about 1.5km roundtrip, leading down to the canyon.<\/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\/21\/DSC_3850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3850.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near its western entrance where the rocks weren&#8217;t that high.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3851.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These rocks felt like a proper canyon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3853.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3853.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading deeper into Tuff Canyon where the rocks were darker in color, resembling volcanic deposits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3854.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading deeper into Tuff Canyon where the rocks were darker in color, resembling volcanic deposits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3855.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading deeper into Tuff Canyon where the rocks were darker in color, resembling volcanic deposits.<\/span><\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3850.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3851.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3853.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3854.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3855.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff 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-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Tuff Canyon.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3850.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near its western entrance where the rocks weren&#8217;t that high.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3851.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These rocks felt like a proper canyon.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3853.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3853.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading deeper into Tuff Canyon where the rocks were darker in color, resembling volcanic deposits.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3854.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading deeper into Tuff Canyon where the rocks were darker in color, resembling volcanic deposits.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3855.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading deeper into Tuff Canyon where the rocks were darker in color, resembling volcanic deposits.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It certainly had a canyon feeling walking down the canyon floor. However, partly because the aspect ratio of Tuff Canyon was never that high, it didn&#8217;t feel that impressive to me. In addition, there were two overlooks along the canyon cliff, both a short distance (200m) from the parking lot, that in my opinion offered views as good if not even better.<\/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\/21\/DSC_3857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3857.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the western overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_110736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_110736.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the eastern overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3858.jpg\" width=\"44.51%\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3859.jpg\" width=\"44.51%\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the eastern overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3846.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3846.jpg\" alt=\"Cerro Castellan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cerro Castellan<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A volcanic vent with different layers of rock.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3847.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3847.jpg\" alt=\"Park Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Park Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sprinkled hills before distant Chisos Mountains in the clouds.<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3857.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_110736.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3858.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3846.jpg\" alt=\"Cerro Castellan\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3847.jpg\" alt=\"Park Road\" \/><\/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 Tuff Canyon overlooks.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3857.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the western overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_110736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_110736.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the eastern overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3858.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3859.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Overlooking Tuff Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Tuff Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the eastern overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3846.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3846.jpg\" alt=\"Cerro Castellan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cerro Castellan<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A volcanic vent with different layers of rock.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3847.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3847.jpg\" alt=\"Park Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Park Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sprinkled hills before distant Chisos Mountains in the clouds.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Sublett_House\">Sublett House<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Another stop along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, of what used to be a farmhouse owned by James and Melissa Sublett, known for introducing mechanized farming into the Big Bend region.<br \/>\nThe ruins of this farmhouse was located right next to the roadside parking, which I paid a brief visit to. In addition, the 1.3km out-and-back &#8220;Dorgan-Sublett Trail&#8221; would lead to the ruins of another farmhouse owned by Albert W. Dorgan (eventual son-in-law of James Sublett), which, due to the distance I skipped.<\/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\/21\/20221121_112956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_112956.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ruins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_112902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_112902.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ruins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_112855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_112855.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ruins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_112911.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_112911.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ruins<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_112956.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_112902.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_112855.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_112911.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_112956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_112956.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ruins<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_112902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_112902.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ruins<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_112855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_112855.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ruins<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_112911.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_112911.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ruins<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Santa_Elena_Canyon_Overlook\">Santa Elena Canyon Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>An overlook on the river terrace of Rio Grande, offering a laid-back view of Santa Elena Canyon, which was quite impressive as if the canyon was precision-cut from a continuous cliff, which ended abruptly in front giving its audience a spectacular anatomic view.<\/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\/21\/DSC_3861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3861.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3862.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3862.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3876.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Cliffs to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There seemed like an alcove in the middle.<\/span><\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3861.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3862.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3876.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs to the South\" \/><\/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 from Santa Elena Canyon Overlook.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3861.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3862.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3862.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3876.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There seemed like an alcove in the middle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>With such nice views in front, I took a rest and had some snacks here to prepare myself for the hike into Santa Elena Canyon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3863_DSC_3874-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3863_DSC_3874-12.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Santa_Elena_Canyon\">Santa Elena Canyon<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, the star of the day, Santa Elena Canyon.<\/p>\n<p>The parking lot at the trailhead seemed too small to accommodate its popularity. As a result, a park ranger was managing traffic while many cars resorted to roadside parallel parking. I was lucky as my arrival coincided with some others leaving.<\/p>\n<p>A short distance into the trail, one would reach the shores of Rio Grande, at the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon. A close-up view of the towering magnificence of the canyon.<\/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\/21\/20221121_120350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_120350.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3879.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3879.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3880.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3880.jpg\" width=\"48%\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_120350.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3879.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3880.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena 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-6, #splide-thumb-6 { 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\/21\/20221121_120350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_120350.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3879.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3879.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3880.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3880.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The official trail headed directly into Santa Elena Canyon. However, during my visit, water levels were high for Terlingua Creek, and most people (if not all) didn&#8217;t want to get wet crossing Terlingua Creek directly. As a result, we took a detour north and crossed Terlingua Creek where it&#8217;s narrow and shallow, after which we hiked through some &#8220;dangerous cliff areas&#8221; as described by NPS, which they didn&#8217;t recommend. In my opinion those areas never exceeded YDS class 2, and I managed them without using my hands, so I&#8217;m totally fine with them.<\/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\/21\/20221121_120140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_120140.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The good trail conditions didn&#8217;t last for long.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_132004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_132004.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Trail to Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Santa Elena Canyon<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">To enter Santa Elena Canyon, one had to cross Terlingua Creek (the shallow body of water in the foreground) at its narrowest. After that portions of the trail were steep.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3898C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3898C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Santa Elena Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some steep sections, at or below YDS Class 2, along the trail to Santa Elena Canyon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_121022.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_121022.jpg\" width=\"96.5%\" alt=\"River Bed of Terlingua Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>River Bed of Terlingua Creek<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_120140.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_132004.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3898C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_121022.jpg\" alt=\"River Bed of Terlingua Creek\" \/><\/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 challenging portions of Santa Elena Canyon Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_120140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_120140.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The good trail conditions didn&#8217;t last for long.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_132004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_132004.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Santa Elena Canyon<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">To enter Santa Elena Canyon, one had to cross Terlingua Creek (the shallow body of water in the foreground) at its narrowest. After that portions of the trail were steep.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3898C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3898C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Santa Elena Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some steep sections, at or below YDS Class 2, along the trail to Santa Elena Canyon.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_121022.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_121022.jpg\" alt=\"River Bed of Terlingua Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>River Bed of Terlingua Creek<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that and some stairs up, one would reach a small overlook at the canyon&#8217;s mouth near the confluence of Terlingua Creek and Rio Grande, where I appreciated the views of extensive fields to the east.<\/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\/21\/20221121_130645.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_130645.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Rio Grande and Distant Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rio Grande and Distant Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon there were some overlooks to appreciate the views.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3897.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3897.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs along Rio Grande<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3895.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3895.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Distant Chisos Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Chisos Mountains in Clouds<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The clouds were receding as parts of the mountains were illuminated in sunshine. Santa Elena Canyon Overlook, where I was at previously, is in the foreground left.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3883.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3883.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3885.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3885.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Fields downstream of Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields downstream of Rio Grande<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cerro Castellan is the prominent hill in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3896.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3896.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Path along Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path along Rocks<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Like the rock formations of Santa Elena Canyon, this path is tilted downwards to the west. The actual trail is above those rocks.<\/div>\n<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_130645.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande and Distant Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3897.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3895.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chisos Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3883.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3885.jpg\" alt=\"Fields downstream of Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3896.jpg\" alt=\"Path along Rocks\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_130645.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_130645.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande and Distant Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rio Grande and Distant Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon there were some overlooks to appreciate the views.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3897.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3897.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs along Rio Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3895.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3895.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chisos Mountains in Clouds\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Chisos Mountains in Clouds<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The clouds were receding as parts of the mountains were illuminated in sunshine. Santa Elena Canyon Overlook, where I was at previously, is in the foreground left.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3883.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3883.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3885.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3885.jpg\" alt=\"Fields downstream of Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields downstream of Rio Grande<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cerro Castellan is the prominent hill in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3896.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3896.jpg\" alt=\"Path along Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path along Rocks<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Like the rock formations of Santa Elena Canyon, this path is tilted downwards to the west. The actual trail is above those rocks.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I followed the established trail into Santa Elena Canyon.<br \/>\nThe cliffs of Santa Elena Canyons were formed by geological activities, and the rock layers tilted down towards the west, which was very obvious once inside the canyon.<\/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\/21\/20221121_130452.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_130452.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail into Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_130233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_130233.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail into Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3886.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3886.jpg\" width=\"89.01%\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail into Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3894.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3894.jpg\" width=\"89.01%\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail into Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_123435C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_123435C9.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Fallen Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My guess was that it fell from the rock indicated by the red arrow.<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_130452.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_130233.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3886.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3894.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_123435C9.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Rock\" \/><\/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 of trail in Santa Elena Canyon.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_130452.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_130452.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail into Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_130233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_130233.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail into Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3886.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3886.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail into Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3894.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3894.jpg\" alt=\"Trail into Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail into Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_123435C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_123435C9.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fallen Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My guess was that it fell from the rock indicated by the red arrow.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The walls of Santa Elena Canyon were perfect sound reflectors, as I could tell from the <del>annoying<\/del> exciting scream of kids.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take long before the trail disappeared between Rio Grande and the steep canyon walls. Near the trail&#8217;s end, I picked a place to admire the canyon&#8217;s sense of grandeur and scale that&#8217;s unmatched by what I had seen before.<\/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\/21\/DSC_3891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3891.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3889.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3889.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_124235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_124235.jpg\" alt=\"End of Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>End of Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3893.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3893.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_124909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_124909.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3892.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3892.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Somehow, the different layers of rocks made this a very impressive shot to me, like an apocalyptic flood or a Japanese Tokusatsu monster could pop up around the corner of canyon in any minute.<\/div>\n<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3891.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3889.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_124235.jpg\" alt=\"End of Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3893.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_124909.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3892.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena 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-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos near the end of Santa Elena Canyon Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3891.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3889.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3889.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_124235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_124235.jpg\" alt=\"End of Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>End of Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3893.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3893.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_124909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_124909.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3892.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3892.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Santa Elena Canyon<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Somehow, the different layers of rocks made this a very impressive shot to me, like an apocalyptic flood or a Japanese Tokusatsu monster could pop up around the corner of canyon in any minute.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Santa Elena Canyon was a popular place in Big Bend National Park, and it could get crowded. As I result, I didn&#8217;t stay long in the canyon.<br \/>\nAs a side note, since GPS didn&#8217;t work that well in tall and narrow canyons like this, from time to time my phone thought I was in Mexico (which was just across Rio Grande) and adjusted itself to Mexican time zone.&#x1f612;<\/p>\n<p>By the time I got back to my car, it&#8217;s 1:30pm, when I started the drive back along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive. The thick clouds from morning were slowly lifting up to blue skies.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Roadside_Turnouts\">Roadside Turnouts<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Along the way, I stopped at a few overlooks, like Desert Mountain Overlook, Mule Ears Overlook, the latter offered views of some distant hills that resembled the shape of a pair of mule ears.<\/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\/21\/DSC_3902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3902.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3903.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3903.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Cerro Castellan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cerro Castellan<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It looked more impressive from this angle, compared with earlier today from Tuff Canyon. Some NPS residences at its foot.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3904.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3904.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Distant Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Chisos Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Now emerging from the clouds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3906.jpg\" alt=\"Mule Ears\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mule Ears<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3907.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mule Ears\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mule Ears<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3908.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3908.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Trap Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trap Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The one next to Mule Ears Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3901C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3901C10.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Moth\" \/><\/a><\/br>Moth<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that wasn\u2019t alerted by my presence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_142513C7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_142513C7.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Chisos Mountains<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3902.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3903.jpg\" alt=\"Cerro Castellan\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3904.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3906.jpg\" alt=\"Mule Ears\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3907.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mule Ears\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3908.jpg\" alt=\"Trap Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3901C10.jpg\" alt=\"Moth\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_142513C7.jpg\" alt=\"Distant 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-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from roadside overlooks.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3902.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3903.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3903.jpg\" alt=\"Cerro Castellan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cerro Castellan<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It looked more impressive from this angle, compared with earlier today from Tuff Canyon. Some NPS residences at its foot.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3904.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3904.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Chisos Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Now emerging from the clouds.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3906.jpg\" alt=\"Mule Ears\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mule Ears<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3907.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mule Ears\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mule Ears<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3908.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3908.jpg\" alt=\"Trap Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trap Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The one next to Mule Ears Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3901C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3901C10.jpg\" alt=\"Moth\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Moth<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that wasn\u2019t alerted by my presence.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_142513C7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_142513C7.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Chisos Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Lower_Burro_Mesa_Pouroff_Trail\">Lower Burro Mesa Pouroff Trail<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This was an easy 1.6-km out-and-back trail following a gravel wash to a pouroff, which was like a cylinder chute where water flew through.<br \/>\nBy the time I started the hike, it&#8217;s 2:30pm and sunny, so rocks looked brighter and more textured. It also meant it&#8217;s a lot hotter.&#x1f613;<br \/>\nAlso, part of trail was on fine sand, for which I had to be careful to keep them out of my shoes (fortunately that wasn&#8217;t too hard).<\/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\/21\/DSC_3909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3909.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3911.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3911.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Another canyon to the north, named &#8220;Burro Mesa Pouroff&#8221; on Google Earth but it&#8217;s not the one the trail led to. It&#8217;s created by similar water erosions.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3910.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The yellow and orange bands were volcanic ash-flow tuffs, giving evidence to the region\u2019s volcanic past.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3919.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3919.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The yellow and orange bands were volcanic ash-flow tuffs, giving evidence to the region\u2019s volcanic past.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_145841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_145841.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3918.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Typical conditions. These gravels were large enough so that they wouldn\u2019t get into my shoes easily.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3921.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3921.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders<\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3909.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3911.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3910.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3919.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_145841.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3918.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3921.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/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 the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3909.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3911.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3911.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Another canyon to the north, named &#8220;Burro Mesa Pouroff&#8221; on Google Earth but it&#8217;s not the one the trail led to. It&#8217;s created by similar water erosions.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3910.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Burro Mesa<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The yellow and orange bands were volcanic ash-flow tuffs, giving evidence to the region\u2019s volcanic past.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3919.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3919.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Burro Mesa<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The yellow and orange bands were volcanic ash-flow tuffs, giving evidence to the region\u2019s volcanic past.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_145841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_145841.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3918.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Typical conditions. These gravels were large enough so that they wouldn\u2019t get into my shoes easily.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3921.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3921.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The actual &#8220;pouroff&#8221; wasn&#8217;t that impressive. I could see its (half)-cylinder shape which was unique, and the many rock layers that it covered, but that&#8217;s basically it. It&#8217;s worth noting that the upper rim of this &#8220;pouroff&#8221; could also be accessed by a different trail. Unless one wanted to go rock climbing the two trails weren&#8217;t connected, but I did hear and later see hikers on the upper trail just ~10m away. The lower trail offered better views of the &#8220;pouroff&#8221;.<\/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\/21\/20221121_144539.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_144539.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa Pouroff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looks like a vertical cylinder chute to me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3915.jpg\" width=\"47.2%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3916.jpg\" width=\"47.2%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa Pouroff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_144902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20221121_144902.jpg\" width=\"49.1%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_144906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20221121_144906.jpg\" width=\"49.1%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa Pouroff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking up from a closer angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_145148.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_145148.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa Pouroff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is &#8220;Burro Mesa Pouroff&#8221; after stepping back a few steps, not that impressive.<\/span><\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_144539.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3915.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_144902.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_145148.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/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 at Burro Mesa Pouroff.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_144539.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_144539.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Burro Mesa Pouroff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looks like a vertical cylinder chute to me.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3915.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3916.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa Pouroff<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_144902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20221121_144902.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_144906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20221121_144906.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa Pouroff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking up from a closer angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_145148.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_145148.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa Pouroff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Burro Mesa Pouroff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is &#8220;Burro Mesa Pouroff&#8221; after stepping back a few steps, not that impressive.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Sotol_Vista_Overlook\">Sotol Vista Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A major overlook along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, named for the spear-like plants that surrounded the overlook and offering great views from Chisos Mountains to Santa Elena Canyon and everything in between.<\/p>\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\/21\/DSC_3945.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3945.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3926.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3926.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3928.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Christmas Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cluster of mountains outside the park to the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3930.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3930.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/br>Burro Mesa<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With its distinctive volcanic bands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3931.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3931.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3947.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3932.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3932.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Distant Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Santa Elena Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Against the sun and not very visible. Kit Mountain in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3924C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3924C10.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Formations along Blue Creek Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Formations along Blue Creek Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3923.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_152840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_152840.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Trap Mountain and Goat Mountain.<\/span><\/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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3945.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3926.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3928.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3930.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3931.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3947.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3932.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3924C10.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Formations along Blue Creek Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3923.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_152840.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/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 from Sotol Overlook.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3945.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3945.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\/21\/DSC_3926.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3926.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\/21\/DSC_3928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3928.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Christmas Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cluster of mountains outside the park to the north.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3930.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3930.jpg\" alt=\"Burro Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Burro Mesa<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With its distinctive volcanic bands.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3931.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3931.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3947.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3932.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3932.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Santa Elena Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Santa Elena Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Against the sun and not very visible. Kit Mountain in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3924C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3924C10.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Formations along Blue Creek Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Formations along Blue Creek Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3923.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_152840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_152840.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Trap Mountain and Goat Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The overlook was windy but offered great views, especially to the east as Chisos Mountains emerged in spectacular fashion from clouds. To the west, maybe not so much as it&#8217;s against the sunlight.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3933_DSC_3944-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3933_DSC_3944-12.jpg\" alt=\"View from Sotol Vista Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Sotol Vista Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Roadside_Turnout\">Roadside Turnout<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Before leaving Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, I made a final stop at a roadside turnout facing Chisos Mountains, since the sun was out and I could appreciate the views.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\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\/21\/DSC_3951.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3951.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3948.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Window<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">An opening between Vernon Bailey Peak on the left and Carter Peak on the right, leading to Chisos Basin in the background.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3952.jpg\" 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\/21\/DSC_3953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3953.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Carter Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3949.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3949.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Ward Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ward Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A rocky part of Ward Mountain, with what looks like another Window in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3954.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3954.jpg\" alt=\"Ward Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ward Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3956.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Christmas Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cluster of mountains outside the park to the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3957.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3951.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3948.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3952.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3953.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3949.jpg\" alt=\"Ward Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3954.jpg\" alt=\"Ward Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3956.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3957.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-15, #splide-thumb-15 { 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\/21\/DSC_3951.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3951.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\/21\/DSC_3948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3948.jpg\" alt=\"The Window\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Window<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">An opening between Vernon Bailey Peak on the left and Carter Peak on the right, leading to Chisos Basin in the background.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3952.jpg\" alt=\"Vernon Bailey Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/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\/21\/DSC_3953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3953.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Carter Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3949.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3949.jpg\" alt=\"Ward Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ward Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A rocky part of Ward Mountain, with what looks like another Window in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3954.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3954.jpg\" alt=\"Ward Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ward Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3956.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Christmas Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cluster of mountains outside the park to the north.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3957.jpg\" alt=\"Chisos Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chisos Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Originally, I planned to hike either Lost Mountain or The Window trail for the latter half of the day. However, by the time I left Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, it&#8217;s almost 4pm, so I decided to head to the eastern part of the park, near Boquillas del Carmen, which didn&#8217;t involve as much hiking.<\/p>\n<p>A disappointing note, the bathrooms at Panther Junction Visitor Center were closed.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Boquillas_del_Carmen_Area\">Boquillas del Carmen Area<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Boquillas_Canyon_Overlook\">Boquillas Canyon Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>About an hour later after leaving Sotol Overlook, I reached Boquillas Canyon Overlook, with views of Rio Grande and the mouth of Boquillas Canyon. This overlook wasn&#8217;t directly facing the mouth of Boquillas Canyon, so the views weren&#8217;t that spectacular compared to Santa Elena Canyon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-16\">\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\/21\/DSC_3969.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3969.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3982.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3982.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain Ranges<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3967.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3967.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Rio Grande<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3968.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3968.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Rio Grande<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3966C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3966C9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses in Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Horses in Field<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">On my way to Boquillas Canyon Overlook I spotted these horses in the field. At first I thought they were wild horses, not so sure after I ran into some tagged cows along Boquillas Canyon Trail.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-16\">\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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3969.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3982.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3967.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3968.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3966C9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses in Field\" \/><\/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-16, #splide-thumb-16 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Boquillas Canyon Overlook.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3969.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3969.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3982.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3982.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain Ranges<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3967.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3967.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Rio Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3968.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3968.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Rio Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3966C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3966C9.jpg\" alt=\"Horses in Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Horses in Field<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">On my way to Boquillas Canyon Overlook I spotted these horses in the field. At first I thought they were wild horses, not so sure after I ran into some tagged cows along Boquillas Canyon Trail.<\/div>\n<p><\/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\/21\/DSC_3970_DSC_3980-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3970_DSC_3980-11.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Probably due to its proximity to the Mexican village of Boquillas del Carmen, some Mexican craftspeople would <del>smuggle<\/del> transport their handicrafts into the States and have them on sale with an honor system, with quite a considerable exhibit here at Boquillas Canyon Overlook.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3983.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3983.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Handicraft on Sale\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_165835.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20221121_165835.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Handicraft on Sale\" \/><\/a><\/br>Handicraft on Sale<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">From what I heard online, some craftspeople across Rio Grande in Mexico would create handicrafts and then have them on sale here in United States. Since they don\u2019t have the proper documents to enter the states, the just run an honor system by directing people to put cash into a sealed can, and collect the money once in a while whenever US border control isn\u2019t watching.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Boquillas_Canyon\">Boquillas Canyon<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After that, I drove down to the trailhead of Boquillas Canyon, and started my hike into the Canyon. It&#8217;s only 40 minutes from sunset, but the trail into Boquillas Canyon was also shorter than that of Santa Elena Canyon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-17\">\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\/21\/20221121_171727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_171727.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Rio Grande<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3988.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3988.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not long after leaving trailhead, it\u2019s still bright as day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4012.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4012.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks Illuminated by Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks Illuminated by Sunset<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">By the time I was heading back, the setting sun painted the walls red.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4014.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few minutes later, the sun was gone, leaving the soft twilight colors on the walls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_174723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_174723.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain Ranges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-17\">\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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_171727.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3988.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4012.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks Illuminated by Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4014.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_174723.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/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-17, #splide-thumb-17 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Boquillas Canyon.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_171727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_171727.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Rio Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3988.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3988.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not long after leaving trailhead, it\u2019s still bright as day.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4012.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4012.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks Illuminated by Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks Illuminated by Sunset<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">By the time I was heading back, the setting sun painted the walls red.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4014.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few minutes later, the sun was gone, leaving the soft twilight colors on the walls.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_174723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_174723.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Ranges\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain Ranges<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It seemed to me that the area around Boquillas Canyon abounded with domestic animals like horses and cows, possibly raised by Mexicans across the river. As a result, the trail had more animal droppings on it than I\u2019d liked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-18\">\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\/21\/DSC_4009.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4009.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A considerable portion of the trail was on such floodplain, which felt quite different from other terrains that I\u2019d hiked on.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4006C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4006C9.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Kayak across Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kayak across Rio Grande<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Maybe used by the Mexican craftspeople to cross Rio Grande for their handicraft smuggle business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3994C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3994C9.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Cows\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cows<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first I thought these were wild cows, until I saw the tags on their ears.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3995.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3995.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Cows\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cows<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first I thought these were wild cows, until I saw the tags on their ears.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3993C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3993C9.jpg\" alt=\"Insect\" \/><\/a><\/br>Insect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-18\">\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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4009.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4006C9.jpg\" alt=\"Kayak across Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3994C9.jpg\" alt=\"Cows\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3995.jpg\" alt=\"Cows\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3993C9.jpg\" alt=\"Insect\" \/><\/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-18, #splide-thumb-18 { 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\/21\/DSC_4009.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4009.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A considerable portion of the trail was on such floodplain, which felt quite different from other terrains that I\u2019d hiked on.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4006C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4006C9.jpg\" alt=\"Kayak across Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kayak across Rio Grande<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Maybe used by the Mexican craftspeople to cross Rio Grande for their handicraft smuggle business.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3994C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3994C9.jpg\" alt=\"Cows\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cows<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first I thought these were wild cows, until I saw the tags on their ears.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3995.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3995.jpg\" alt=\"Cows\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cows<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first I thought these were wild cows, until I saw the tags on their ears.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3993C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3993C9.jpg\" alt=\"Insect\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Insect<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As for the canyon itself, it\u2019s wider and thus not as spectacular as Santa Elena Canyon. (It\u2019s also quieter without the kids testing the sound reflection of the canyon walls.) It\u2019s late in the day so the sun wasn\u2019t hitting the canyon walls at the ideal angle. I was sure the canyon scene would look more spectacular deeper inside, but after I ran out of trail between the canyon wall and Rio Grande, I started to head back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-19\">\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\/21\/20221121_174039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_174039.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Rio Grande Entering Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rio Grande Entering Boquillas Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4007.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4007.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rio Grande<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4003.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4008.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4005.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_173247.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_173247.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rio Grande<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_173241.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_173241.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rio Grande<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4002.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Rio Grande in Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rio Grande in Boquillas Canyon<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Just like earlier today in Santa Elena Canyon, the trail followed the bank of Rio Grande until it disappeared where the canyon walls reached Rio Grande vertically.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-19\">\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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_174039.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Entering Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4007.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4003.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4008.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4005.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_173247.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20221121_173241.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4002.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande in Boquillas 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-19, #splide-thumb-19 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos in Boquillas Canyon.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_174039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_174039.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Entering Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rio Grande Entering Boquillas Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4007.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4007.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rio Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4003.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4008.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4005.jpg\" alt=\"Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boquillas Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_173247.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_173247.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rio Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/20221121_173241.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/20221121_173241.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rio Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4002.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande in Boquillas Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rio Grande in Boquillas Canyon<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Just like earlier today in Santa Elena Canyon, the trail followed the bank of Rio Grande until it disappeared where the canyon walls reached Rio Grande vertically.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The previous day while I was driving into Big Bend National Park, I was spellbound by some towering ranges of cliffs down the horizon. It turned out that they were Sierra del Carmen Mountains in Mexico. Today while I was driving towards Boquillas Canyon, their unobstructed magnificence was in full display as the skies cleared and the sun shined. So, on my way both to and from Boquillas Canyon, I found a roadside turnout and took a few photos of them, either in bright daylight or the mesmerizing twilight colors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-20\">\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\/21\/DSC_3962.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3962.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3960.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4019.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4020.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4020.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4021.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4021.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The most unique rock formation of Sierra del Carmen Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-20\">\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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3962.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3960.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4019.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4020.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4021.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen 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-20, #splide-thumb-20 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Sierra del Carmen Mountains.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3962.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3962.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_3960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_3960.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4019.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4020.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4020.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4021.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4021.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra del Carmen Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sierra del Carmen Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The most unique rock formation of Sierra del Carmen Mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Night_Skies\">Night Skies<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Big Bend National Park had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleardarksky.com\/maps\/lp\/large_light_pollution_map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the darkest skies<\/a> in the states. I got back to the trailhead at sunset, after which it&#8217;s a 45-minute drive from Boquillas Canyon to my campground in Chisos Basin. I decided to take the drive slowly, and waited until it&#8217;s dark to go stargazing.<br \/>\nThere were still some faint traces of clouds so the photos were hardly perfect, but nonetheless still spectacular.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4067_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4067_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4075_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4075_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><\/br>Starry Sky<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4124_Stack_Q12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4124_Stack_Q12.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky over Chisos Basin Campground\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Starry Sky over Chisos Basin Campground<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The three pictures above were my most favorite. Below was a slideshow of the few others that I took tonight (together with two from the next day, which I took next to my campsite).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-21\">\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\/21\/DSC_4054_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4054_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><\/br>Starry Sky<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4037_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4037_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><\/br>Starry Sky<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4109.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4109.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><\/br>Starry Sky<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4115.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4115.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance\" \/><\/a><\/br>Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4119.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance\" \/><\/a><\/br>Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4290_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4290_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><\/br>Starry Sky<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4302_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4302_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><\/br>Starry Sky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-21\">\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\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4054_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4037_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4109.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4115.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4119.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4290_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4302_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/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-21, #splide-thumb-21 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the night sky.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4054_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4054_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Starry Sky<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4037_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4037_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Starry Sky<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4109.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4109.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Starry Sky<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4115.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4115.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/DSC_4119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_4119.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Starry Sky at Chisos Mountain Entrance<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4290_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4290_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Starry Sky<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/DSC_4302_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/11\/22\/thumbnails\/DSC_4302_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Starry Sky\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Starry Sky<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And with that, I got back to the campground at 9pm, concluding the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of my 2022 Thanksgiving trip to Big Bend National Park as I would be visiting the typical tourist places in the park, that&#8217;s Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive and Boquillas Canyon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[603,2],"tags":[604],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7436"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7436"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7941,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7436\/revisions\/7941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}