Big Bend Ranch State Park - DIY Colorado Canyon Kayak Tour
I am a big fan of Big Bend. We have first visited it in 1998 and many times since then. We have kayaked through Colorado Canyon, Santa Elena Canyon and Mariscal Canyon two decades ago before we had our children. My older son gave me a father's day gift to spend the weekend with me in Big Bend. We decided to paddle the Colorado Canyon on our first day, hike the Mesa De Anguila the next day and then head home the same evening. We have our own sit on top hardshell kayaks, two of them fit on top our SUV and we threw in our two MTBs to provide our own transportation back to our car. We stayed in the El Dorado Hotel in Ghost Town Terlingua a two star little motel. It was surprisingly quiet even on the 4th of July weekend, so we got our well needed rest. Here are a couple of pics about and from the hotel: This was our plan for 23 miles of paddling: Put in: Arenosa Campground Take out: Lajitas River Access The most important thing was water levels, so I paid close attention to the USGS me