Our Practice Hike
If you are familiar with Big Bend National Park, one of the signature hikes is to a place called The Window. It's a five-mile round trip that is considered a relatively easy hike with a change in elevation of only about 800 feet. The catch is it's all uphill on the return, which is when my knees and legs were already spent. (I am not a hiker! I'm a walker.) We had planned to be back by lunch, so we didn't take any food, only water. And the water was definitely a good thing to have, but I could have used some extra fuel too as we walked back up. I was kicking myself for not even stashing a breakfast bar in my pocket. Not smart! This was a learning experience that helped make our big hike the next day somewhat less demanding. I didn't take my camera on this short hike either and I missed some great shots! We saw two white-tail deer on our way down. They were so used to people they did not move or bolt as we came by. I could have stuck out my hand and touched one buck...