Big Bend Day 4 - the final hikes

Expected to be pretty warm today - temps in the 100's so we decide to do the Pine Canyon Trail - 4 miles roundtrip since it is mostly in the Canyon in the woods and hopefully cooler.  We stop and do 2 quick hikes on the way -  the Dug Out Wells and Chihuahan Dessert each only a half mile.



In the early 1900's a settler dug into the Spring and added a Windmill to enhance flow, it still is working today.

 A prickly pear cactus which I think of as the Mickey Mouse Cactus because . . . well you can see!

Pine Canyon Trail

The trail begins in the open dessert grasslands.

Then passes thru a heavily wooded section. 

It ends at the base of a 200 foot cliff that becomes a waterfall after heavy rains (it hasn't rained here since October) 

Time to relax and enjoy the shade! 

Meanwhile, we keep on Trek'n
More Later,
Melissa and Gary