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San Vicente and Hot Springs Canyons sit within Big Bend National Park in the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas
Stan Pully paddles his SOAR S14 Inflatable Canoe in San Vicente Canyon
There is not much out here except open desert, but it is beautiful and serene
Rock outcrops occasional appear in the desert landscape
The uplift that forms San Vicente Canyon is farther from the river than in the canyons above and below
The topography is beautiful, though much younger geologically than the deep canyons above and below
At its deepest San Vicente canyon rises much less than 100 feet above the Rio Grande
Stan Pully paddles past some Tamarisk (salt cedar) that grows in profusion all along the Rio Grande above and below Big Bend National Park
San Vicente and Hot Springs Canyons consist mainly of gray to buff argillaceous, flaggy limestone from the Late Cretaceous period
Except for the green belt of Tamarisk and Carrizo cane the banks are stark desert brown and dry
A West Texas sunset between San Vicente and Hot Springs Canyons
Entering Hot Springs Canyon heading toward Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park
The Hot Springs Canyon rapids are very small and insignificant
Desert palms signify our approach to the Langford hot springs in Big Bend National Park
Mountain lion footprints near Langford hot springs in Big Bend National Park
Mountain lion footprints near Langford hot springs in Big Bend National Park
Stan Pully soaking in the Langford hot springs in Big Bend National Park
Looking out into the Rio Grande from the Langford hot springs in Big Bend National Park
Stan still soaks in the Langford hot springs while Marc paddles toward RGV
Gorgeous rock formations, precursors of future canyons, approaching Rio Grande Village
Getting very near our take-out at the boat ramp in Rio Grande Village
The last remnants of Hot Springs Canyon near our take-out at the boat ramp in Rio Grande Village
Looking toward the Rio Grande from our take-out on the boat ramp in Rio Grande Village
A group preparing to launch for Boquillas Canyon as we take out at RGV
Looking up the boat ramp at RGV from the Rio Grande
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Last updated December 4, 2017 | |