The only mules ears that are supposed to be in Big Bend National Park are the iconic rock formations. And yet, as we drive down River Road in the park’s backcountry, we encounter a veritable herd of mules and horses grazing on the greener shrubs near the Rio Grande.
Camp along the Rio Grande and take an overland adventure through Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas on River Road.
Boondock in Big Bend National Park's backcountry of southwest Texas along River Road near Mariscal Mine at the Fresno Campsite.
Camp next to the Alto Relex along Old Ore Road in Big Bend National Park on Telephone Canyon 1 Campsite (TC-1).
Call it quicksilver, cinnabar, or mercury. Texas's Big Bend National Park once produced a quarter of this malleable metal for the USA at the Mariscal Mine.
Explore Big Bend National Park's backcountry and boondock in the southwest Texas wilderness on the rocky dirt Old Ore Road