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
Santa Elena Canyon and mountains in Mexico from SW3 (Southwest Rim) campsite at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Fall colors of Chisos Mountains from Pinnacles Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
Slopes of Chisos Mountains from Pinnacles Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
- Boot Canyon trail 11/28/97 morning (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
Mossy travertine formations at the base of Gorman Falls in Colorado Bend State Park. Bend, Texas, May 23, 2009
Casa Grande Peak of Chisos Mountains from Emory Peak Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 27, 2009
South Rim, view from Fresno Circle campsite near Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Century plant which bloomed, died, and tipped over, on 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)
Blooming buttonbush on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Gorman Falls (view from a trail) in Colorado Bend State Park. Bend, Texas, May 23, 2009
Slopes of Chisos Mountains east 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)
- 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)
Sida rhombifolia (Arrowleaf Sida) flower 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
- Boot Canyon 11/27/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
Picnic place on north shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Eroded pinnacles of pink volcanic tuff looking like a miniature Bryce Canyon on Blue Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Chisos Mountains with snow, view from Castalon Highway. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Alligator with parasite worms on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)(?) on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
Chisos Mountains with traces of snow, view from Castalon Highway (Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive). Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Elephant tusk Mountain from Southeast Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
One of eroded pinnacles of pink volcanic tuff on Blue Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
- South East Rim, evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 28, 1997, day and evening)
Crooked pine growing on South Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Cormorant drying wings on east side of Elm 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
Golden silk spider (Nephila clavipes) eating a dragonfly on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Wading great white egret (Ardea alba) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Overlook of a bend of Pilant Slough in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
View of Big Creek from Big Creek Loop 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
Crooked pine on South Rim at morning. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Great blue heron near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
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)
Century plant and Elephant Tusk Mountain, view from South Rim. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 22, 2007
Alligator on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Cliffs of Toll Mountain from Boot Spring Trail. Big Bend National Park, November 26, 2009
- 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)
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
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)
Elephant Tusk Mountain from South Rim at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
Alligator near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Fresno Spring at evening. 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)
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
Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park, with a bridge across Pilant Lake spillway and observation tower in background. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 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
- North East Rim 11/29/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Trap Mountain(?) west from Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Head of alligator in duckweed on west side 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
Agaves on South Rim at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 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)
Mule Ear Peaks east from Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Turtle on a log covered by green duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Heron like bird on west side of Elm Lake(?) in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Families taking pictures of children with an alligator on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
- Pinnacles trail (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27, 1997, morning and day)
- South Rim 11/30/97 morning (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Group of baby alligators on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Alligator s head floating in west side of Elm 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
- Boot Canyon 11/27/97 evening (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 27 - 28, 1997)
Alligator in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Boot Rock from Boot Spring Trail at sunrise. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
Most photographed spot with a pine tree on South Rim. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
Alligator with open mouth near 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
Alligator on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 24, 2010
Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron bird on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 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
Spanish moss near Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
Great white egret (Ardea alba) from Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, September 4, 2010
American coot(?) birds on 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)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
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
Winecup flower on Prairie Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
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
Oaks and vines on Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Yellow-crowned night-heron marsh bird on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 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)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
Yellow-crowned night-heron marsh bird near Pilant Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Alligator head floating in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Pink flowers of pea family on Prairie 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
Self-Heal (Carpenter-weed, Prunella vulgaris) on Big Creek Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
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)
- 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)
- 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
Valley of Smokey Creek, view to the east from a trail north from Mule Ear Peaks. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
- 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)
- South Rim 11/30/97 morning (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29 - 30, 1997)
Fresno Circle campsite near Dodson Trail at evening. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Santa Elena Canyon west from Smokey Creek Trail east from Mule Ear Spring. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Little blue heron bird near Pilant Lake bridge in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Alligator walking from Old to New Horseshoe Lake across Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Common Moorhen marsh bird in west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Back-lit dwarf dandelion (Krigia occidentalis) on Pilant Slough Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Upper part of Boot Canyon 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)
- 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)
Crown Mountain, view from lower part of Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Cane Cholla cactus and Southeast Rim, view from east part of Dodson 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
Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook, view to the west. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
Herbertia flower north from Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Family of golden silk spiders at lunch on Spillway Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Close-up ventral view of golden silk spider on Spillway Trail 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
Pink flowers of Pyramid Flower (Melochia pyramidata) on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Blue heron bird near Pilant(?) Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Ripening drupes of dewberry (Rubus trivialis) on Big Creek Loop 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
Dry juniper tree on South Rim at morning. Big Bend National Park, November 29, 2009
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)
Boot Rock, view from Juniper Canyon Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
- 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)
Hoots Hollow Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Tiny white flowers of knotted hedgeparsley (Torilis nodosa) 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)
Sotol and Southeast Rim, view from east part of Dodson Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 23, 2007
Alligator near west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) on Hale Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
Close-up of an alligator head floating in duckweed on west side of Elm Lake 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)
- dayhike along South Rim (A trip to Big Bend Park, November 29, 1997, morning)
