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Those of you fortunate enough to be friends with JT know that he is an intrepid explorer, spending many hours studying Google Earth and various maps looking for new rides and journeys. Most recently JT has been examining satellite photos searching for a way to ride to the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park from the Mexico side of the canyon.
This is Santa Elena Canyon on the west side of Big Bend National Park. The Rio Grande river forms the dividing line between Texas and Mexico and enters Big Bend National Park here at Santa Elena Canyon. Texas is on the right in the picture and Mexico is on the left.
After the Rio Grande exits the canyon it makes a 90 degree turn and flows south parallel to the imposing cliff line seen in the next two pictures.
After studying the photos closely JT was sure he had located a whisper of a track that would allow us to ride to the Mexican side of Santa Elena. Now all that remained was for us to actually go do it. On Friday, Dec 26th he and I headed into Mexico to see if it could actually be done.
This is Santa Elena Canyon on the west side of Big Bend National Park. The Rio Grande river forms the dividing line between Texas and Mexico and enters Big Bend National Park here at Santa Elena Canyon. Texas is on the right in the picture and Mexico is on the left.
After the Rio Grande exits the canyon it makes a 90 degree turn and flows south parallel to the imposing cliff line seen in the next two pictures.
After studying the photos closely JT was sure he had located a whisper of a track that would allow us to ride to the Mexican side of Santa Elena. Now all that remained was for us to actually go do it. On Friday, Dec 26th he and I headed into Mexico to see if it could actually be done.
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