Photo #2

This shot was taken on the first morning after the first night that we stayed in Big Bend. For the nights that we stayed in Big Bend, we truck camped. With bears, mountain lions, and javalinas (fyi...looks like a wild pig but actually isn't related to the pig), we (by we, I mean "I") just felt more secure in the truck. And besides, I bought an egg crate mattress topper to make the truck more comfy.

It was about 9:00 when we awoke and I noticed the amazing light and beautiful sky. While I sacrificed my body scoring pics, Eric managed to score some bacon from our campsite neighbor. Sweet! After a long hike the day before, a rather horrible night's sleep, and a rather bland breakfast selection, bacon never tasted so good. I think that I just about inhaled it.

I found thorns still in places you'd never imagine the next day. The worst part was that I only had one pair of pj bottoms and now they were riddled with stickers (thorns). They call anything prickly, "stickers" in these parts. So that nuisance added to the already uncomfortable sleeping accommodations.

So, as you can see, our campsite rocked!