We headed to Marathon, TX in west Texas to see Big Bend National Park. Our first experience on this trip with some serious desert. The sunsets were amazing, as you can see. Interestingly enough we found that these small towns are only open partial weeks. All restaurants and stores close down Monday-Thursday so we found ourselves wandering about.
We were able to do a great hike Santa Elena gorge where the Rio Grande runs through.
In order to be able to go on this hike, we needed someone to watch Titus. It was too hot to leave him in the camper all day and pets are not welcome in Big Bend due to the risk to them with rattlesnakes. (Interestingly enough though, minimal risk to humans? Hmmm...) I found an app called Rover where you can find a dog sitter wherever you are in the country. There was one in Marathon so I scheduled and took Titus there for the day. You should have seen the look on his face. He stood there like "What? What are you doing? You're leaving me here?" You have to understand that Titus has been with us every second of every day for the last two months so to drop him somewhere was a complete shock. Below is what happened when Beau picked him up. He said in the child's seat and wouldn't even look at Beau. He was mad as a hornet.
Just some camper fun in the mornings with wrestling daddy.
Gray and Caroline really enjoy become Junior Rangers at each of the National Parks. It's a great way to understand the history around the park, the species that live in them and how to recognize the plants and animals that we'll see and experience.
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