Day 4 - Big Bend State Park To Big Bend National Park
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Tuesday morning we were up bright and early and the moon was still up. We packed up and headed out of the State Park to the National Park.
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I had to get one last picture of the cactus blooming in our camp.
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We stopped to take a picture of this jackrabbit on the way out of camp.
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On the way out of the state park we stopped at some rock formations. Madison went climbing.
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There were ancient handprints and marks in the rocks.
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Damion's jeep parked beside the rocks, waiting on Madison to come down.
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Gary hanging out while Damion aired his tires back up to get back on the highway.
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I took some final photos of Big Bend State Park while we waited on Damion.
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And then, we were on the road...
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Our first view of the Rio Grande.
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Our Truck with the custom-made camper. LOL
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There were some people rafting on the river.
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This is the view from our camp in Big Bend National Forest as the sun was setting.
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Tuesday night was the only clear night of the week that we were there, so I took the opportunity to do some astrophotography. These are star trails.
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The Milky Way from our campsite.
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Damion wanted a photo of his jeep under the Milky Way.
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Cactus under the Milky Way. I experimented with different ways of editing the Milky Way.
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Finally, at about 2 am I decided to call it a night.