We found horses at the river. I’d say wild horses based on their behavior, but they were branded and next to a working ranch.
The highlight of the hike was listening to a local sing his heart out and then wait to hear his own echos off the canyon walls.
From here we took a row boat at Boquillos Crossing to enter Mexico. We could have waded through it, but we are bougie and didn’t want wet feet.
Once in the charming community of Boquillos de Carmen, we found artisans had set up stalls with locally made trinkets.
We settled for a great view while eating lunch.
On our way back to the crossing, we stopped for empanadas con fresaa and pina. We encountered a herd of goats being trailed by the tiniest goat herding dogs I’ve ever seen.
Our next adventure took us a nature hike at Rio Grande Village where we spotted another herd of wild goats and birds. We climbed this…
… to get this view.
The other side of the river is Mexico.
We took a short hike to Boquillos Hot Springs that, quite honestly, sounded fun until we saw the springs and all of the people in them. I was going for a remote locale with few people, but off roading down a gravel path deterred no one. We skipped the springs and visited the old general store and lodge built when the destination was considered a health resort and spa.
Our last hike was a flat trail through javalina country in Dug Out Wells. My day would have been made if I saw a pig, but 1400 is nap time for my animal friends.
To wrap up our day and really our trip we spent the evening in Terlingua’s Ghost Town. We had a fantastic, traditional brisket dinner at The Starlight Theatre.
Today the sun was stronger, we both have sunburns, and the temp was a bit warmer. I can’t imagine being here in June, much less August. The weather this week has been perfect hiking weather.
Just like that we wrap up another great adventure. Canada, you are next! See you in June!
