Vacation Pics

I’ve posted my vacation pics here. Note there’s a “Part Two” and a “Part Three”.

I’ve been out in the desert for about a week, camping in Big Bend national park, and in the Davis mountains. it’s been very hot — at 109F in Study Butte.

We only saw two Western Diamondbacks, but since we didn’t have small game hunting licenses, we didn’t catch them. We justpicked them up, took their pictures, and tossed them off the roadside.

If you’re interested in learning more about the region, here’s a blog with a few more links: The Desert-Mountain Times.

I went on a 4 mile hike up in the Chisos Mountains on the weekend. It doesn’t sound like much, but it was like 4 miles of stairs, straight up. I’m also a fatass.

Monday was Carlsbad Caverns, which were amazing. I couldn’t do the whole tour because my legs were broken from the previous day’s hike, but the part I saw was fantastic. On the way, we ate at the Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis, TX, which has some of the best food you’ll find in that area.

We spent a lot of Tuesday driving to Concan, where we rafted down the Rio Frio on inner tubes. It was awesome — the water was a cool 60????F, and the day was overcast but in the mid-90’s.

We started back Wednesday morning at around 7AM, and drove straight home. We got back to my dad’s at 2:30AM, and I got home today after noon.