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Stan Pully paddling his SOAR S14 Inflatable Canoe in the Great Unknown in 2012
There is really nothing in the Great Unknown except open desert with Big Bend National Park on river left and Mexico on river right
The river was muddy with an adequate flow on our 2012 trip
Boquillas Canyon entrance looms about 70 miles ahead
The Punta de la Sierra Mountains as seen from The Great Unknown
A close-up of the Punta de la Sierra Mountains as seen from The Great Unknown
Another view of the Punta de la Sierra Mountains as seen from The Great Unknown
Looking down upon our muddy second night's campsite in The Great Unknown
The Punta de la Sierra mountains looking eastward from above the Rio Grande
Stan Pully with the Punta de la Sierra mountains in the background
Marc McCord with the Punta de la Sierra mountains in the background
The desert floor in bloom after recent rains in 2012
Cactus and scrub brush are about all that grow in desert floor of Big Bend National Park
An early morning view looking down upon the Rio Grande in The Great Unknown
Back in the green ribbon of Carrizo cane that lined the muddy Rio Grande in 2012
Stan's SOAR S14 parked on the Texas side while we freed a stuck cow from the mud
This emaciated cow's right front leg was buried in mud nearly to the shoulder
We gave the cow water and food as we worked for 2.5 hours digging it out of the mud
Unable to reach food or water, this cow would have died in a couple of days had we not happened along
The cow was truly appreciative of the water and food we gave her
Having successfully freed the cow, we were now back on our way downriver toward Rio Grande Village more than 40 miles away
We fought 35-40 mph headwinds almost the entire third day, and still managed to paddle over 25 miles
We are getting near San Vicente Canyon - not as deep as the big canyons, but not as flat as the desert floor
The rising walls approaching Mariscal Canyon offer a break from the flatness of the desert vistas
The Mexican side is still flat and open desert everywhere we look
Those mountains are a LOT further away than they appear
The one thing that is absent in The Great Unknown is rapids
We are getting ever closer to Talley - the end of The Great Unknown and the beginning of Mariscal Canyon
Wind continues to ripple the surface of the river, but not as badly as yesterday
The Talley Access is just ahead on river left
The Talley Access in low water conditions - a carry and then a climb to reach our vehicle
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