Seminole Canyon Big Bend Country
Seminole Canyon Big Bend Country About ten miles northwest of Comstock is Seminole Canyon State Park. Sitting on more than 2,000 acres, the historic site displays jagged canyons cut through the Chihuahuan Desert, where the Pecos River flows into the Rio Grande.
Seminole Canyon Campground Video here; Seminole Campground
We were here back at the end of February; we had made reservations to Big Bend National Park for the first of March. So, we camped here for a week as we continued our journey into Texas
The extreme dry climate has set in here in southern Texas, very low humidity and 90 degrees F for this part of our trip. This is the dry heat people are always talking about in the south, as long as there is a breeze, I did not mind it.
This is our first-time camping with no electrical hookups. We had to rely on a portable solar panel that we have to keep the batteries charged. We overestimated how much power we use after a couple of days. We woke up one morning and the refrigerator light was blinking, the batteries were dead.
So, we made sure everything was un plugged the next night, like the DVD player, that blinks a red light all night long, We learned to stop using battery power by midafternoon so that the batteries had enough juice in them to keep the food cold at night. It was a learning curve, but we figured it out right away.
There is a lot of history in this rugged part of the world, where people who lived here back in the day, lived in the carved-out caves along the canyon walls. There is a big difference in our house on wheels and the home below in the canyon wall.
But, amazing how we figure out how to use what is provided to us in nature/creation. The sun is a very powerful tool that provides energy, warmth and the ability for everything to grow.
Below is a photo of the Pecos River, we had not even heard of this river until we went out for a drive and came across this beautiful canyon just a few miles west of Seminole canyon.
Driving up U.S. Highway 90 from Del Rio, who would imagine the sight of the Pecos River and the Pecos High Bridge appearing suddenly in view? Soaring 322 feet above the water, the High Bridge is the tallest railroad bridge in Texas.
It flows into the Rio Grande River, to view the Rio Grande from Seminole canyon park, it is a short 7-mile hike or bike ride across the rocky terrain to the north canyon rim. These photos are being shared because husband rode his bike down there to take a photo for you and for me. 🙂
I like to ride my bike-on-bike paths, payment sort of terrain. He loves to go off roading with his. 7 miles was a bit to far for me, I did go about 2 miles on the path, it was so bumpy and lots of rocks. So, I went back.
The Rio Grande water is very low, like a lot of places all along Texas. I will be showing more of these photos of the river as we make our way west.
Seminole Canyon Big Bend Country
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Nice overview of Seminole Canyon, Sandra! We live in Texas and have never been there. Texas is a big state, though, and eventually we will make our way around it. In the meantime, we enjoyed visiting the canyon and the Pecos High Bridge through your post. By the way, we’re campers, too, and can sympathize with you over camping/camper issues. I (Kellye) don’t think we’ve ever been on a camping trip without having to make at least one stop at Walmart! Happy travels…
So nice to meet you today. Yes we love traveling in an RV, so many options of where to stay. We love Texas as well, the state and national parks are so nice. We went to Big Bend after this spot, I had never even heard of it before this year. Other campers mentioned it so we made reservations. What a place.
Big Bend is amazing and big! We are national park junkies. Love any national park or park site. We love to learn… just wish we had paid more attention in history classes back in the day!!
Me to, but it seems more fun to learn the history now. We go to all the museums we come across as well.
Kind o a bleak landscape but some very nice pictures.
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Laugh. You’ve earned it
It is very bleak, the canyons are pretty, but other than that there is nothing but brush and thistles.
Even that has a beauty all its own 😃
Sandra – I was reading in our City’s neighborhood forum (after last week’s brief brush with no power after the storm and downed trees) that someone suggested they buy a lot of cheap solar lights and put them out in the sun all the time and for a power outage, grab some and bring them inside. Of course, gray days won’t do much good, but it’s a good idea if you are needing some light inside and can save battery usage for a battery-operated flashlight.
Yes, we bring outdoor solar lights with us and then put the lights under the RV and around the motors at night in some areas. People told us to do that because of pack rats, they have a problem with them eating wires in the motors, especially battery wires. They don’t like the light at night. My brother has to leave the hood open on his cars all day in their yard to keep the pack rats away from it.
That’s interesting – here I thought I was giving you a good idea, but wow. What does your brother put near his car where the hood is propped up to keep the rats away during the day? Here in Michigan, even in our area, they are stealing car parts, especially catalytic converters – they would use that opportunity to swipe a battery. 🙂 My boss was in the UP a few years ago and spent 4-5 days there without driving the car. When they were ready to drive back home, the car would not start and he had to have it towed and learned that squirrels had chewed on wires … there is a covering over the wires made of a soy-based product and the squirrels like that taste. It was costly to get it fixed.
Thank you to your husband for riding the bumpy trail to share pictures with you and for us to read on your blog and enjoy . Live and learn is a good motto in life Sandra, especially on this long journey where you have so much to take in with all of your senses.
Thank you Linda, yes that road was to ruff for me. It was fun for me to see those pictures as well.
I agree with you – too much jarring. It worked out well anyway with those shots your husband got for you to see and share.
Thankfully we have now have solar capabilities – we are always watching the battery charge status in our class B to make sure we do not go to low when we are disconnected – thankfully, they charge up pretty fast and can last 3 or 4 days without sunlight if we are cautious. You are having one great trip!
We only have a 200 watt suitcase solar panel that he wired into the house batteries and it works great. But having the dead batteries that one morning made us realize we have to quite using power in the afternoon to have a little juice left for morning. It worked really good after that unless it was cloudy all day. Which you don’t see to many clouds in the south so that is good.
Amazing sky! Nice RV.
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Gorgeous images and such a wonderful experience. You’re quite right about the history of the place. It must be very special to experience. Just discovered your blog. And enjoying it very much.
Thank you very much and welcome. Nice to meet you today. 😊
Very nice are the videos with spectacular images of the starry sky and a wonderful rainbow and more, . A wild and primitive place.
Thank you very much. Yes, very primitive 🙂
I enjoy your narrative and your pictures greatly. Every day a new lesson and discovery.
Thank you very much Dave, I appreciate that. The landscapes are sure different out west then anything I have ever seen before. 😊
That first photo is amazing – love the cloud formations.
Thank you very much 😊
Thank you Sandra. I appreciate your work and giving us all these looks into your travels. That’s really rough country. I visited Big Bend decades ago. Texas is a great place. Glad you got to spend so much time here. Later
You are very welcome RJ, I had never heard of Big Bend until this year. It is quite something. I think it covers over 800,000 acres. And the climate is like nothing I have ever experienced before.
Oh, what awesome photos, Sandra.
Thank you very much Don, it is quite the place to see. 😊
Beautiful
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Great pics! This reminds me a bit of the Paluxy River Bed also in Texas and not that far from Dallas. It has a bit more vegetation than this area. Dinosaur footprints are still visible in the Puluxy and you can walk right down to them and get your picture taken with them.
That sounds fun to see as well. 😊
It was. We went there to see Dr. Baugh’s creation museum and also went to the park that had the footprints. Still got some great pics myself of my kids there when they were much younger. We were there in the gorge with the dino prints and no other humans were within sight. I felt like I had gone back in time.
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Thank you very much Francine 😊
Beautiful!!
Thank you Gerry 😊
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Thank you very much 🙂
That bridge is quite impressive.
Yes, that would have been something to watch how it was built 🙂
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Thank you Patrick 🙂