Texas Trails. Hiking Gear Reviews. Brutal Honesty.
This pleasant little nugget of a trail runs alongside Prairie Dog Fork of the Red River, crossing it several times. It can be accessed from Park Road 5 or near Fortress Cliff Camp area or it can be used to create an easy loop with Juniper/Cliffside trail, Rojo Grande Trail and itself. Hiking Sunflower Trail: … Read more
Paseo Del Rio Trail is good for a family with littles looking to take an easy amble or as a way to link multiple trails together. 1 mile in length (one way) and flat as my sister’s chest, this trail is easy-peasy lemon squeezy as it winds along (no I’m not making this name up) … Read more
This trail’s claim to fucking fame is that it is the one and only trail in the park that takes hikers from the floor of the canyon to the rim. Once I figured out that this was probably the steepest trail in the park, I simply had to put my legs to the test on … Read more
This trail, named from the Comanche Native Americans who, long ago, supplanted the Apache people that lived in this area, can be accessed from the Soapberry Spur (where there is a restroom!) or the equestrian area at the southern end of the park. It is typically red dirt packed with some rock underfoot in some … Read more
I normally don’t head straight for the most popular trails in a park because they tend to be overcrowded and overhyped but that’s exactly what I fucking did when I headed into Palo Duro State park for the very first time. This trail is touted as the most popular in the park and as a … Read more
You didn’t think we’d actually get through a page on Big Bend without talking about illegal border crossings, did you? Picture this. You’re strolling along a trail by the Rio Grande – maybe Hot Springs Trail, maybe Boquillas Canyon or, if you’re a brave heart, Marufo Vega – and you run up on a scrawny … Read more
Anywhere in America when a solo female hiker goes missing, people all over the Internet inevitably ask the utterly unoriginal question of “why was she hiking alone?”, wagging their heads over the audacity or stupidity of a woman daring to venture out on her own. When it comes to the topic of solo women hikers … Read more
There is a never ending list of things to do in Big Bend – so many, in fact that your head will be spinning at the thought of trying to cram them all in. You’ll need to take several trips to this park to experience all it has to offer. Hiking There are more than … Read more
Have I mentioned yet that Big Bend is a special place? Just as its flora is impressive, so is its fauna. Big Bend is home to an incredible diversity of wildlife. Animal species in the park include 11 species of amphibians, 56 species of reptiles, 40 species of fish, 75 species of mammals, over 400 … Read more
You’re spoiled for choice when camping in Big Bend National Park. There are four very diverse main campgrounds in Big Bend – the Chisos Mountains campground, Rio Grande Village campground, Rio Grande Village RV park, and Cottonwood Campground. There is also a lodge in the Chisos Mountains or you can choose from a number of … Read more