The Sierra del Carmen, just across the Rio Grande from Big Bend in Mexico, rise to over 9,000 feet
A new bride from back east stayed only one night here because of its isolation
Turk’s Head, a relatively small 8-segmented barrel cactus found throughout much of the Chihuahuan Desert. This one is just over a foot high.
Led more than 70 week-long Sierra Club service projects & b’packing trips in Texas Trans-Pecos. Wilderness 1st responder. Degrees in English & History from UT-Arlington. Retired journalist. Avid environmentalist & feminist. Very progressive. Love Classical guitar, rockabilly, classical, & country music. Photos mostly by me
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