This is a place of wide open spaces. There are historical markers everywhere for one event or another, including the Mexican Revolution. The park is bordered on the south by the Rio Grande River. There are canyons and rock formations, beautiful mountains and the Chisos Basin to explore. Some people find old Indian artifacts like the mortar and pestles which they used to grind their grains and pictographs in caves. We want to come back some day and take a canoe or raft trip into the Santa Elena Canyon.
We hiked along some trails and met a German couple traveling around North and South America in their Unimog knock off.
The Mexicans across the border live in Boquillo Canyon. They set up small "stores" at view points selling arts and crafts. They leave a small plastic jar to put your money if when you buy and then come across the river when the coast is clear of rangers and border patrol to pick up their earnings. We were at one such store when Tomas came riding across and let us take his picture.
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