When I left Big Bend National Park I didn't know there was a second park to discover. Just west of the national park on highway 170, from Presidio to Lajitas, you'll find Big Bend Ranch State Park. What a surprise! Just when you think the feast is over, along comes another course. This Texas state park is located along the Rio Grande with lots of hiking trails, scenic pull-outs and picnic areas.
When I left Michigan for the Southwest, my goal, at the time, was to search for wildflowers. So far I hadn't had much luck, an odd flower here or there, but no real signs of spring. It was along highway 170 I first saw any significant wildflowers. My first sighting was of large displays of beautiful, deep blue lupine along the side of the road.
Luckily, the road was very quiet. At a likely spot I pulled Van off onto the shoulder. I grabbed my camera and trusty doormat and headed down the road. Soon I was flat on my belly in the middle of a patch of flowers, the mat protecting me from various prickly things. I felt like a little desert animal hiding in a field of blue; nothing but swaying flowers around me.
It was the wind and the swaying of the flowers that kept me from getting a really sharp picture. Later down the road, I found some yucca in bloom. I also found a two inch spine stuck in my blouse. No doubt, the result of acting like a bunny in the blooms.
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