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Just west of Amistad National Recreation Area in Texas, US-90 goes over the 1,310 feet long Pecos River High Bridge. It is the highest highway bridge in Texas, at 273 feet above the river when built in 1957. The Amistad Lake may fill this area at higher water levels. There is a viewpoint and picnic area on the south of the road on the east side of the river. Look for the turn to the access road about a quarter mile away from the bridge.

While the river is wide, filling the canyon upstream of the bridge, the river naturally narrows downstream. It continues a short distance before the Pecos River runs into the Rio Grande.

Big Bend National Park is a large national park in the Texan Chihuahuan Desert. Here the Rio Grande runs along the southern edge of the park forming the border of the US and Mexico. When it comes into and leaves the park it goes through deep canyons. There is a lot of life in this desert especially in the Chisos Mountains.

They are in the middle of the park with the Chisos Basin in the middle. This is the only mountain range in the US that is completely inside a national park. There, at a higher elevation than most of the park is a campground, lodge and high elevation trails.

I spent two days in the park. The first day I drove out to the east side past the Rio Grande Village to the Boquillas Canyon. The second day I drove to the to out the west side, to Santa Elena Canyon. This series is planned to have seven photo essays of hikes and two driving videos. These are a few photos from the park that were not on the hikes.

Due to the cold weather, I stayed in a cabin at the Chisos Mountain Lodge. I ...

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