From Marathon we head
south to Big Bend National Park where the Rio Grande takes a distinct
turn on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. The scenery is absolutely
spectacular. We spot all different kind of rock formations, shapes
and colours.
We are very lucky to find
the last open spot on the campground. We did not expect it to be this
busy here! It's easy to see why though. We're just in time to squeeze
in a little walk before dinner. We drive to Boquillas Canyon and walk
along the canyon for about an hour there and back. The Rio Grande is
quite narrow here and we can easily spot some Mexicans camping out
with their donkey on the other side of the river in Mexico. The Rio
Grande is like liquid sandpaper and over about 2 million years it
carved a gorge nearly 400 meter deep.
On the way we see a
roadrunner, a turtle, some very nice crystals in the rocks, and
circular holes in the rocks made by many years of grinding ingredients by the natives.
Today: 163km - 3h
Total: 20,193km - 399h19m
