Rambling Mistress of Science: Travels to Big Bend

As of about a week now, I fulfilled my promise of six months of work in south Texas, and am now an unmoored wanderer bouncing my way back home. Of course, my first stop required me to go further west, but the detour was definitely worth it. Thus I came to hike and camp three days and two nights in Big Bend National Park.
All in all, a very interesting place where a mountain range is an island in the desert. Crowds were manageable since the heat kept most people away. I ended up hiking in the mornings, seeing tiny Mt. Carmen white-tailed deer, Mexican jays, spotted towhees, and all sorts of animals and plants. Anyway, here are some pictures...