El Big Bend

El fantastico! A trip to the southern border to the magnificent 800,000-acre Big Bend National Park in its rainiest (still less than 3 inches) and least visited month. Wouldn't have it any other way - the park's views were astonishing, the all-night lightning storms were nerve-wracking, and services were well above par. (I wasn't expecting water to be provided, and so we were well stocked.)

Me - on the Rio. To see more photos in big format, go to Whitney's flickr, halfway through the west texas shots >>