Photographer JoMando Cruz takes advantage of summer by driving to West Texas to explore River Road to Big Bend National Park and the Laguna Meadows Trail
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Jul.23.2021
The river is grand, the canyons are immense, and the mountains are enchanting. For outdoor enthusiasts visiting Texas’s Big Bend National Park, all of these attributes add up to one indisputable fact: hiking is splendid.
Don’t be surprised if, in a single day of hiking in the West Texas park, you pass by wild burros grazing on a cliff, catch countless glimpses of the mighty Rio Grande, and scale rugged mountains that resemble mules’ ears.
Located in the far southern reaches of the United States, Big Bend National Park is among the 15 largest U.S. national parks, and among the 20 least visited. The park’s size and relative remoteness work in your favor if you like your hikes somewhat secluded. When I visited Big Bend in late June, I often had the trails to myself and never had to wait for a parking space.
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