FIRST IMPRESSION OF TEXAS - MOUNTAINS

After waiting out a snowstorm in Albuquerque, NM, we entered Texas and decided to visit Guadalupe National Park in the south-western part of the state. To our surprise one of the first impressions was the beautiful, majestic Guadalupe Mountain Range. Hiking in the park, especially in Mc. Kittrick Canyon, offered us an array of different biomes, from a desert biome to a temperate forest biome. Here we were lucky enough to witness beautiful fall foliage in an array of vibrant colors.

WAITING OUT SNOWSTORM IN ALBUQUERQUE. COOKING CRABCAKES AND VEGETABLE MEDLEY IN RV.

First view of Texas mountains in the late afternoon, after leaving Albuquerque

SUNSET BY THE ENTRANCE OF GUADALUPE NATIONAL PARK

NEXT DAY HIKE AT GUADALUPE NATIONAL PARK

Mc. KITTRICK CANYON

DESERT BIOME

After hiking for one hour we ended up in this TEMPERATE FOREST BIOME

breathtaking array of colors

FORMER RESIDENCE OF GEOLOGIST WALLACE PRATT

about 4 miles into Mc. Kittrick Canyon