Drove in from Terlingua, a frontier town, at the border with the park. The night before we ate at the La Kiva, a cave/restaurant! Sunk half way into the ground and very rustic. Other than they were out of fried pickels and all BBQ (slow this time of year!); we settled for sharing a 16oz T-bone. All proteined up for the next few days of hiking and biking.
First drove to Santa Elena Canyon where we hiked in for about a 1/2 mile. Water is too low for rafting this time of year, but you can just imagine the rafts running through a narrow slot less than 50 feet wide and canyon walls 2,000 feet high, traveling through white water much of the way.
Then set up camp at Rio Grande Village. A great campsite just adjacent to the nature walk and a hike up a trail to the top of the local mesa. Great vistas! In the next couple of days we biked to Boquilles Canyon and again hiked for a great Rio Grande River lookout. Also hiked to the Hot Springs (total 10 miles) up and over the canyons. Perfect 105 degree water temp in a 1930s built stone pool.
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