After breakfast we filled the tank and headed over to the other side of town which is where the visitors center to Big Bend Ranch State Park is located. There's a stretch of rode (route 170) leading to the National park which runs through this largest state park in Texas. It was about a 50 mile drive along the Rio Grande and it was even more beautiful then you can imagine.
The highlight of the trip was a movie set that was built at some point along the river which has hosted at least 6 major motion pictures. Such a spot. We stopped there and at several other places along the way to take it all in.
It was sunny and warm as we pulled into the western entry point to Big Bend National Park and we were greeted by the nicest park ranger from East St. Louis who was thrilled to be talking to someone from the state that she grew up in. We were expecting to pay an entry fee, but we're surprised to hear that entry to the park was free this weekend due to the fact that it was Veterans Day.
We drove another 30 miles and then settled into our site at cottonwood campground for the rest of the night. But not before we came across several cars that had stopped along the rode to observe one angry rattle snake that had obviously come into close contact with the tire of either a car or motorcycle. Yikes, he was mad.
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