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2009-11-Big-Bend

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Catcus non native to Texas. This was at Langtry, TX
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Since my parents have one of these signs and there are 1000 of them, I take a pic when I see one. This is in Alpine, there was another one on the door there too.
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On the way to Fort Davis
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Primary mirror of the 9.1m telescope at Fort Davis. This is the fifth largest telescope in the world.
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Lost Mine trail around 6200 ft mark
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Top of Lost Mine trail
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Top of Lost Mine trail
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Random roadster truck at the CASI chili cookoff
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Judging area of the CASI chili cookoff
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Rio Grande from the Santa Elana canyon
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On the way from Alpine to Fort Davis
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On the way from Alpine to Fort Davis
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Fort Davis telescope area
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Fort Davis telescopes
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Looking out from 6600 ft near the 9.1m telescope at Fort Davis
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Another view from near the 9.1m scope
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Paint Gap primitive camp site 4
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Lost Mine trail view on the way up
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Another view from Lost Mine trail
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Lost Mine trail again
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Yet another Lost Mine trail view, this one around 6200 ft elevation
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Another view from 6200 ft high
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Top of Lost Mine trail 6800 ft
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Top of Lost Mine trail 6800 ft
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Top of Lost Mine trail 6800 ft
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Top of Lost Mine trail 6800 ft
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Top of Lost Mine trail 6800 ft - the mountain in the background is Mexico
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Top of Lost Mine trail 6800 ft
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Top of Lost Mine trail 6800 ft - squirrel at the top of the trail
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Tunnel near Rio Grande Village area of Big Bend
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Luna's jacal, built and lived in by a farmer until his death at 108 years old in the late 40s. A family of 8 lived in here.
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Inner view of jacal
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Rio Grande and Mexico
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Rio Grande and Mexico
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Another shot of the Rio Grande with Terlingua creek dumping into it on the left.
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Shot from in the Santa Elena canyon. This wall is part of the Mexican side.
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Shot down Santa Elena canyon. Mexico is on the left here.
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Another shot fo Santa Elena canyon from higher up.
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Rio Grande and Mexico from Santa Elena canyon. The water was very low but it was muddy to suggest a recent flooding.
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Santa Elena canyon, another shot from the ground lookign up at the Mexican side
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