Rio Grande Village and Boquillas Canyon
Wednesday we had not planned much because we thought we would be groggy from a late night of star gazing. (I'll refer you to my previous entry to catch up on that story.) After a breakfast of cold cereal, we finished unpacking and we watched the sights from our balcony. We had a clear view of the whole Chisos Basin, The Window, and Emory Peak, the highest point at 7825 feet. Chisos Basin as seen from Emory Peak. Our room was on the second floor corner of complex B. When the road opened at 11 we were in line waiting to go down with the first wave of cars. In a 30 mile drive, we traveled from 5300 feet in Chisos Basin, descending to 1844 feet at Rio Grande Village. Lunch was simple sandwiches and chips with root beer after which we explored the surprisingly clear water of the Rio Grande. What a difference from the water of the Rio Grande than I had seen in Albuquerque in my childhood. Wow! Beautiful! From there we drove to Boquillas Canyon and hiked in to sit by the water and ...