Winter Adventure '08 - One Photo
Self-portrait taken on Christmas morning on the south rim (7,500') in the High Chisos mountain in Big Bend National Park.
I got up early in camp Christmas morning, had a brief breakfast, and then got out on the trail just as dawn was beginning to break. The hike to the south rim was just a little over a mile and a half.
Arriving at the south rim I could hear the ferocity of the wind, which was quite deafening, but I didn't feel anything but the slightest breeze. As I walked toward the edge of the rim, staring into Mexico, it became apparent that the wind, which was blowing south over the lower mountains, was hitting the sheer face of the rim forcing it to go straight up and overhead. It was an amazing experience with an epic view.