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  • Owens Lake- Dust Mitigation Project
  • Relaxing in the Alabama Hills
  • Death Valley Daze
  • Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
  • Snow Canyon
  • Canyons Calling
  • We Remember Zion
  • Lower Antelope Canyon-Where the Light Gets In
  • Into the Mystic
  • Looking for the sun in McDowell Mt. Regional Park
  • A Week in the Country-Sedona pt. 2
  • Ancient Arizona
  • Chicago Holiday
  • Back in Time: Tucson
  • Usery Regional Park
  • California or Bust
  • Exploring Joshua Tree National Park
  • Exploring Joshua Tree - Mojave Desert
  • A Week in the Desert
  • Here we are in San Diego
  • Solidarity in San Diego
  • Here We Are In San Diego, Part 2
  • SoCal Sojourn
  • Los Angeles to Dana Point
  • Our Last Days In California
  • On the Borderline-Lake Havasu
  • Superstition Mountains
  • Sedona Redux
  • How green is my desert?
  • World of sound
  • More Desert Love
  • A Quick Stop and a Hike
  • Patagonia Lake State Park, AZ
  • Around the Big Bend
  • Continuing Around the Big Bend
  • Last Look Around the Big Bend
  • West Texas Addendum
  • Hatch, New Mexico
  • Silver City Respite
  • Silver City Orphans
  • Happily back in Santa Fe
  • Hiking the Hills Around Santa Fe
  • That Santa Fe Style
  • New Mexican Enchantment
  • Lost Pueblos: Tsankawi and Pecos
  • The Road Home

CONTINUING AROUND THE BIG BEND

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Tuff Canyon, (not to be confused with tough) is named for the rock type of which this canyon was made. Tuff is basically volcanic ash that was fused over time by compression and minerals to become a soft rock.
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The Tuff Canyon hike is an easy walk located along the Ross Maxwell Scenic drive on the west side of the park. We stopped there on the way back from Elena Canyon. There are several hikes along this road but they will have to wait for the next visit. There just wasn't time to do everything.
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Chisos Basin: the Lost Mine Trail

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Deep in the heart of the park, the Chisos Basin is a jumping off point for several trails. We took two very nice day hikes from there and even had time to stop at the lodge for a beer afterward.
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The Windows Trail

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Mountian Laurel in bloom smells like grape Kool-Aid
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The Window

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This was one of a few places in the park with cell service !!
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The party is over for now- watch for a new blog next fall!!
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • The Way Across
  • Chicago and Beyond
  • How the West Was Won
  • Devils Tower to Little Bighorn
  • A River Runs Through It
  • Random Western Views
  • Majestic Mount Rainier
  • Trees of the Great Northwest
  • Hiking Mt. Rainer
  • Random Rainier
  • Strictly Seattle
  • Dungeness Spit and Beyond
  • Waterfalls, Creeks, Deep Forest Glacial Lakes and Family
  • The Great Green
  • Rainforest Rivers and Beaches
  • From Rialto Beach to Cape Flattery
  • A Walk On The Beach
  • Weekend in Westport, Washington
  • Disappointment Awaits
  • The Forest Smells Like Autumn
  • Looking For One-Eyed Willie in Astoria, Oregon
  • The North Oregon Coast
  • Four Days in Portlandia
  • Columbia Gorge to Mt. Hood
  • Waterfalls Walks and the Fruit Loop
  • Around the Bend in LaPine
  • Down Deep at Crater Lake
  • A Birthday Weekend in Chicago
  • Oregon South Coast
  • California Coastal Redwoods
  • Rain and Redwoods
  • Old Friends and San Francisco
  • A Day at Lake Tahoe
  • Mono Lake Magic
  • The Road Ahead
  • Yosemite National Park
  • Gold Mine Gone Bust Bodie, CA
  • Manzanar
  • Owens Lake- Dust Mitigation Project
  • Relaxing in the Alabama Hills
  • Death Valley Daze
  • Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
  • Snow Canyon
  • Canyons Calling
  • We Remember Zion
  • Lower Antelope Canyon-Where the Light Gets In
  • Into the Mystic
  • Looking for the sun in McDowell Mt. Regional Park
  • A Week in the Country-Sedona pt. 2
  • Ancient Arizona
  • Chicago Holiday
  • Back in Time: Tucson
  • Usery Regional Park
  • California or Bust
  • Exploring Joshua Tree National Park
  • Exploring Joshua Tree - Mojave Desert
  • A Week in the Desert
  • Here we are in San Diego
  • Solidarity in San Diego
  • Here We Are In San Diego, Part 2
  • SoCal Sojourn
  • Los Angeles to Dana Point
  • Our Last Days In California
  • On the Borderline-Lake Havasu
  • Superstition Mountains
  • Sedona Redux
  • How green is my desert?
  • World of sound
  • More Desert Love
  • A Quick Stop and a Hike
  • Patagonia Lake State Park, AZ
  • Around the Big Bend
  • Continuing Around the Big Bend
  • Last Look Around the Big Bend
  • West Texas Addendum
  • Hatch, New Mexico
  • Silver City Respite
  • Silver City Orphans
  • Happily back in Santa Fe
  • Hiking the Hills Around Santa Fe
  • That Santa Fe Style
  • New Mexican Enchantment
  • Lost Pueblos: Tsankawi and Pecos
  • The Road Home