south west texas trip Alex R

Alex R 

2/14/11

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When we first arrived in Texas we did not except it to be cold but is was. The first week we went to Big Bend National Park. The second week we went to Guadeloupe  National Park. When we finished our back county trip in the Chisos mountains in Big Bend we got to go to a hot spring. The hot spring was right next to the Rio Grande. I dunked my whole body in the Rio Grande, and it was really cold. 

When we were in Big Bend it was really, really cold. It was really hard to stay warm because it was 7 degrees the first day and 6 the second and below zero the last day. To stay warm we ate strawberry and cream oatmeal, we layered up, ran, and kept a positive attitude. I thought the warm and delicious oatmeal worked the best because it kept us going.

scorpion

 The best thing was we pushed through the coldness and we got out of the Big Bend mountains. In Guadeloupe National Park we got to climb to the top of Texas and it was really cool, but very windy. Now the very best thing on the trip was seeing a scorpion and going to Golden Corral and celebrating.