Big Bend National Park - Day 1

On Sunday we drove thru a portion of the National Park.

In case you didn't know by now, Judy likes to take pictures of cacti!!

Can you name that bird?

We stopped here because it was lunch time and they do have a restaurant here.

But, a little background, this morning when we woke up, we had no electricity.  The CG host said power was out all the way to Alpine, some 70 miles north.  Apparently a transformer went out.

So, when we went into the restaurant, they had no power yet.  So, no lights but they did have a gas grill going outside for hamburgers and hot dogs.  They also had a good selection of sandwiches (chicken salad) which we had.
While we were there, the power did finally come on.  Had to believe that a transformer problem could affect everything as far south as the Park,but it did.

More scenery.

We did find this crossing where you could cross over into Mexico if you so desired.  We did not.

On one of the side roads we came to this.  Mexican walking sticks and various other trinkets, etc.

What happens is that there are Mexicans accross the river that bring this stuff over to the US side in the morning and then come back in the evening to take it back.  If you will notice, there is a bottle at the bottom of the rock to put the money in for any purchases that you make.  We did buy a walking stick for $10.

Several canoes on the river.

These cacti have flowers at the top.

Bluebonnets were almost always along the road.

It was a great 1st day and we looked forward to day 2.