The View from David's

The view from the road in front of David's house.

David's front yard.

It is some of the Roughest country I have ever seen

Guela Messa
I can't begin to figure out how anyone was able to run stock in this landscape.
It's Big Bend Ranch State Park and an amazing piece of Texas countryside.
Go visit, you will be blown away by what you see.

More from the recent drive to West Texas

The Stars at Night...

It was about 5AM and I was enjoying the coyotes talking to each other as I waited for the rest of the campers to wake up.

It was a nice place to go for a walk...

On top of Guale Mesa. One of the better places in the World to watch the sun rise.

Do yourself a favor and spend sometime with Gary Nored at Big Bend Ranch State Park. You will learn more about the park than you ever imagined was known. Gary is Voluntee at the park, he's been there for almost two years. The State should be paying the man. He will make your trip there an unforgetable experience and you will learn some things you had no idea about.

Big Bend Ranch State Park

This is "Cowboy Country"! I haven't been this excited about anything since I got a Hopalong Cassidy outfit for my eigth birthday.

Having never been to this part of the world in the "winter time" this is a new experience for me.

There is virtually nothing green in the desert. The cactus are clearly dormat. I don't know what I expected to see, I'm learning about a whole new look to the desert.

The more I think about my conversation with Casey the more his words are ringing in my ears.

He said, in affect,"I don't know how to photograph the desert landscape." Trying to "see" this landscape in a new way is something of a challenge. A good puzzle for an old brain to think about.