Dumping Grounds

After spending far too much time messing with color management strategies… (I thought all the earlier photos I posted looked washed out) I have finally collected some highlights from the rest of my trip, including a bird that almost got away, a deer that didn’t seem to want to get away, and a lot of Texas doing its very best New England impersonation.

When last I posted we were still in Big Bend National Park. Upon leaving there, we headed north, through Ft. Davis, where we attended the star party at the observatory… wonderful as usual, to the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. But on the way, we found pretty much the stereotypical west Texas photograph…

We also happened across what appeared to be a very large Red Tailed Hawk, who seemed not very interested at all in having his picture taken. He was putting on a bit of a show, and we were not the only folks who stopped. This was as close to a good photograph as I got… and it’s not much.

Guadalupe is the home of a number of unique Texas landmarks. First and foremost, there is Guadalupe Peak itself, the highest point in Texas. Then, next door, there is El Capitan, probably the most photographed peak in Texas. i know that I contributed mightily to its total.

However, the most unique features of Guadalupe Mountains National Park is Devil’s Hall and McKittrick Canyon. They both house large numbers of maple trees, and because of that, are one of the very few spots in Texas that you can actually get spectacular fall color. (Well, colors other than the brown and rotting banana yellow that most of Texas gets) See for yourself.

All in all, one of the more impressive things I have seen in Texas.

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