Under Gorman Falls in Colorado Bend State Park. Bend, Texas, May 23, 2009
Sunset from SW3 (Southwest Rim) campsite. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
- dayhike along North East Rim to Boot Springs (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
View of Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
Mossy travertine formations at the base of Gorman Falls in Colorado Bend State Park. Bend, Texas, May 23, 2009
Santa Elena Canyon and mountains in Mexico from SW3 (Southwest Rim) campsite at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
- Boot Canyon trail 11/28/97 morning (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
Gorman Falls (view from a trail) in Colorado Bend State Park. Bend, Texas, May 23, 2009
Slopes of Chisos Mountains from Pinnacles Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Fall colors of Chisos Mountains from Pinnacles Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
South Rim, view from Fresno Circle campsite near Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
- dayhike along North East Rim to Boot Springs (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
Blooming buttonbush on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Sensitive brier (Schrankia uncinata)(?) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Casa Grande Peak of Chisos Mountains from Emory Peak Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
Slopes of Chisos Mountains east from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
- Boot Canyon 11/27/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
Sida rhombifolia (Arrowleaf Sida) flower on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Century plant which bloomed, died, and tipped over, on Pinnacles Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
- dayhike along North East Rim to Boot Springs (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Smol nyi Cathedral and monastery at a bend of Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 21, 1999.
Chisos Mountains with snow, view from Castalon Highway. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
View of Big Creek from Big Creek Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
Picnic place on north shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Eroded pinnacles of pink volcanic tuff looking like a miniature Bryce Canyon on Blue Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
- South East Rim, evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
Wading great white egret (Ardea alba) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Chisos Mountains with traces of snow, view from Castalon Highway (Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive). Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)(?) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Most photographed spot with a pine tree on South Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Overlook of a bend of Pilant Slough in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Crooked pine growing on South Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
Beebalm (Monarda punctata) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
- South Rim 11/30/97 morning (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Alligator on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Cormorant drying wings on east side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Crooked pine on South Rim at morning. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Great white egret (Ardea alba) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
Century plant and Elephant Tusk Mountain, view from South Rim. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007
Great blue heron near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
American basket flower (Centaurea americana) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Elephant tusk Mountain from Southeast Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
- South East Rim, evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Alligator with parasite worms on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Drooping juniper (Juniperus flaccida Var. flaccida) on Southeast Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
Elephant Tusk Mountain from South Rim at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Northeast Rim, view from lower part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Meadow pink (Sabatia campestris) flower on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Golden silk spider (Nephila clavipes) eating a dragonfly on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Boot Rock, view from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
- dayhike along North East Rim to Boot Springs (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
One of eroded pinnacles of pink volcanic tuff on Blue Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Alligator with open mouth near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Fresno Spring at evening. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park, with a bridge across Pilant Lake spillway and observation tower in background. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Heron like bird on west side of Elm Lake(?) in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
- dayhike along North East Rim to Boot Springs (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Alligator resting on a log in Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Alligator with open mouth on west shore of New Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Alligator hiding in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Self-Heal (Carpenter-weed, Prunella vulgaris) on Big Creek Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Alligator on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
- South Rim 11/30/97 morning (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
Golden Dome (administration building) at the University of Notre Dame. South Bend, Indiana, May 21, 1999.
Families taking pictures of children with an alligator on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
- Boot Canyon 11/27/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
Trap Mountain(?) west from Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Alligator s head floating in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Turtle on a log covered by green duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Cliffs of Toll Mountain from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
East summit of Emory Peak, with north summit visible in fog. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
Area of red rocks on Blue Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Mule Ear Peaks east from Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Alligator near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
Spanish moss near Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Yellow-crowned night-heron marsh bird on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Alligator head floating in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Back-lit dwarf dandelion (Krigia occidentalis) on Pilant Slough Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Yellow hairy caterpillar of salt marsh moth(?) (Estigmene acrea) on Horseshoe Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Herbertia (Prairie nymph) on Horseshoe Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Ducks in Saint Mary s Lake reflecting Golden Dome and Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. South Bend, Indiana, May 21, 1999.
Alligator in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Winecup flower on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
East summit of Emory Peak in fog. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
- Boot Canyon 11/27/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron bird on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
American coot(?) birds on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Yellow-crowned night-heron marsh bird near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Group of baby alligators on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Pink flowers of pea family on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) on Big Creek Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
- Boot Canyon 11/27/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
- Boot Canyon trail 11/28/97 morning (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Weathered wood on Pinnacles Trail near Juniper Flat. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007
Purple-tinged prickly pear cactus on Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Oaks and vines on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
- dayhike along North East Rim to Boot Springs (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
- South East Rim, evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
- South Rim 11/30/97 morning (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Valley of Smokey Creek, view to the east from a trail north from Mule Ear Peaks. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Blue heron bird near Pilant(?) Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Tiny white flowers of knotted hedgeparsley (Torilis nodosa) on Big Creek Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Upper part of Boot Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
Agaves on South Rim at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Santa Elena Canyon west from Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Alligator watching tourists on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
- South East Rim, evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
Basilica of the Sacred Heart at a catholic University of Notre Dame. South Bend, Indiana, May 21, 1999.
Crown Mountain, view from lower part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Elephant Tusk Rock, view from Fresno Spring near Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 24, 2007
Common Moorhen marsh bird in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
Boot Rock, view from Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Little blue heron bird near Pilant Lake bridge in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Herbertia flower north from Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Head of alligator in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias perennis) on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Emory Peak from lower section of Southwest Rim Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
- Boot Canyon 11/27/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Cane Cholla cactus and Southeast Rim, view from east part of Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Fresno Circle campsite near Dodson Trail at evening. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook, view to the west. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Alligator walking from Old to New Horseshoe Lake across Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Close-up ventral view of golden silk spider on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Bark of an oak tree on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Sandy washes of Blue Creek Canyon near Homer Wilson Ranch. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
- Boot Canyon 11/27/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Cormorants on 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Leeches on alligator s head on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Globe mallow(?) flowers on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
