A window and a rattler

A beautiful day in Big Bend – sunny, a bit hot (80’s), but not too bad. It gets down to the 50’s at night, so even though our room is not air conditioned, it stays cool and comfortable. Spent the day on trails near the lodge. A short trail with a view of the rock formation called The Window and then a longer one that took us out to The Window itself. It’s a pour off – although there is no flowing water now – with a slippery rock edge that could be quite dangerous but, surprisingly, the Park Service has not blocked it off or put up warning signs. No nanny state in Texas.

On the way back we met up with this fellow who hissed and rattled at us, but then slithered off to the side of the trail.​

The late afternoon was spent relaxing and reading and then dinner at the Lodge, which maintains the tradition of okay, but uninspired food at the park lodges. OTOH, Laura got to try chicken fried steak and the peach cobbler was excellent.