RHH's photos with the keyword: boot canyon

On our longest hike in Big Bend National Park we hiked around fifteen miles with 2000 feet of elevation gain, the longest and most strenuous hike we did. Our destination was the south rim of the Chisos Basin and we hiked a loop, following the Laguna Meadow trail to the south rim and then the Boot Canyon and Pinnacles trails back. This was taken in Boot Canyon, one of the few places in the Chisos Mountains where standing water can be found.

This was taken in Big Bend National Park's Chisos Mountains along the Pinnacles trail where it intersects with the Emory Peak trail.

Much of what looks like foliage in this tree is in fact Broad-leaf Mistletoe. The tree was photographed along the Boot Canyon trail in the Chisos Mountains of west Texas.

Photographed along the Boot Canyon trail where the trail dropped into the canyon. Boot Canyon is in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park.

Photographed along the Pinnacles trail in the Chisos Mountains of west Texas, the cactus is Engelmann's Prickly Pear and the spiky plant behind it is Foothill Bear Grass.

This photo and the insets are all of plants or plant parts photographed along the Boot Canyon trail in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park. This is the dried flower spike of Havard Agave. These Agaves bloom infrequently but when they do produce a spike that can be over 20 feet tall.

Growing on many of the trees in the Chisos Mountains was the Broad-leaved Mistletoe. This photo was taken along the Boot Canyon trail.

Lechuguilla is an Agave that is very common in Big Bend National Park but found only in the Chihuahuan desert. This example was photographed along the Boot Canyon trail in the Chisos Mountains.

Photographed along the Boot Canyon trail int he Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park, this is typical vegetation.

These lichens were photographed near the South Rim of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park.

This was the trail we followed returning from the south rim of the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park. The Boot Canyon trail follows a stream bed where there is often standing water, lush plant growth and numerous birds including the rare Collima Warbler. From the place where this photo was taken the trail drops into a narrow canyon that is a cool refuge from the heat of the desert.

Boot Canyon is one of the few places in the Chisos Mountains of west Texas that standing water can be found. It is, therefore, a good place to see wildlife and birds, including the rare Collima Warbler.

Boot Canyon is in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park and is a cool relief from the heat and with its pools of water, an attraction for birds and wildlife.

Boot Canyon is in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park and is one of the few places where standing water can be found. It is a popular place for birding, viewing wildlife and the unique flora of the park.

From the south rim of the Chisos Basin we returned through Boot Canyon to the Pinnacles trail and our vehicle, a long, but pleasant hike following a stream bed.