Big Bend National Park – Santa Elena Canyon - November 9, 2016 - Member Trip Report

Hike Name:	Big Bend National Park – Santa Elena Canyon
Country:	United States
State:	Texas
Trip Rating:
Trip Date:	November 9, 2016
Duration:	1 day
Trail Conditions:	Fair to Good
Trail Traffic:	Light
Trip Weather:	Partly Sunny, Partly Cloudy
Trip Winds:	Light
Trip Precipitation:	Rain
Trip Temperature:	High: 51-60, Low: 51-60 degrees Fahrenheit
Trip Report:	We were originally going to spend the morning completing a short mountain hike in the Chisos Mountains Lodge area (i.e. either the 5.6-mile roundtrip Window Trail or the 4.8-mile roundtrip Lost Mine Trail) and then swing by the Santa Elena Canyon trail in the afternoon on our way to Carlsbad, New Mexico. However, after a strenuous 14.5-mile hike through the Chisos Mountains the previous day, we opted to forego the mountain hike and head directly to Santa Elena Canyon. This was a short, easy hike, but we were pleasantly surprised by the stunning beauty of the canyon and the stark contrast from the previous day’s hike. We spent a little over an hour hiking in and out, snapping a few photos, and tooling around in the Rio Grande River. And of course a trip to the Rio Grande River wouldn’t be complete without a couple jokes about Trump’s proposed wall. Wrapped up and spent the next six hours or so driving to Carlsbad for the next day’s adventures.

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