Love this! You guys really get the most out of your one day! That's awesome! Great drone footage! Beautiful sunrise! The trails looked great! Very trusting that people won't just steal their crafts. You're Spanish makes me laugh! You son has great vocabulary! Good on him! Donkeys! No goat tacos? Oh well. :-) Looks like a great lunch. those jalepenos! Ha! Great trip~ . Thanks for sharing!
Cool! Y'all got to ride some burros! There is no way a woman great with child could ride any equine especially using a western saddle. 😂 Loved this video! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
I know it’s an older video but we recently finished up our big trip for the year. A three week road trip to WestTexas and Southern New Mexico. Just wanted to share my thoughts and experience as this was a first time visit to this region and these parks. Wow oh wow was this park just incredible. I was in awe. I don’t really rank parks but this is in the upper echelon for me. We were fortunate to spend five full days in the Big Bend area, one day for the state park and four days for the national park. We camped in the Chisos Basin campground which I would highly recommend. It’s as centrally located in the park as you can get, cooler temperatures than the desert floor, and we had an amazing view of Casa Grande from our campsite. Unfortunately the Boquallias crossing and the hot springs were closed due to COVID so we didn’t get to experience those places. However, we had plenty of highlights. Some of those being the River Road scenic drive from Presidio to Terlingua (spectacular), Santa Elena Canyon, Balanced Rock, Closed Canyon and Hoodoos Trail in the state park, various trails up in the Chisos Basin, and those sunsets and dark skies every night. The big miss for me was not being able to summit Emory Peak or make it out to the South Rim. Gives me a reason to return and I would return in a heartbeat.
Right on, Michael! Big Bend was much better than I had expected. Kind of one of those places you can experience for a period of several days and find new and unique activities to enjoy. Hope you can get back!
Really can't remember the cost of the boat. It was rather inexpensive. As for transportation - walk, horses or donkeys and they are available each way. We rode in and chose to walk back. Relatively short distance.
You skipped the goat tacos...you don't know what you missed. Loved the videos though. I think I've seen about 15 of them now. My favorite was North Cascades. Looking forward to visiting some day thanks to your video.
Dude, were's your hat? Glad to know there is still someone serenading. The original guy, "Hector the singing Mexican" died in 2016. The goat is wonderful! Cabrito is very tasty.
Hello my fellow Chicago Bears fan. Big Bend is an awesome and vast area. I don't know if you hiked it, but if you ever find yourself back down there, check out Santa Elena canyon, right on the Rio Grande. It's spectacular. I try to visit every year. Thanks for sharing your videos. I appreciate them.
Hi Frank! Nice to meet a fellow lover of the Parks and moreover a Bear fan! You have good taste! lol! Yes, that is a great trail I did when I visited back in 2012. Big Bend is much under-appreciated. Grateful for your kind words!
Ive visited New Jersey years back. And it's nice to see folks from other states enjoy the treasures of Texas. I live in central Texas and enjoy hiking. And one of my goals is to hike Emory Peak. Also just curious when you guy crossed the border. Did you have or need a passport? I have a friend who enters and crosses back through and from the border at Eagle Pass Tx. Simply with a birth certificate. Just curious do you think a birth certificate would be Sufficient to go to and from Mexico. Or do you think I'd need an actual passport?
Hello Mark, thanks for the kind words! Our trip to Texas/NM was probably my favorite NP Spring Break vacation. Loved it there! I would double-check as the rules are changing, but we brought passports for ourselves and a birth certificate for our younger son. Small checkpoint (right in the Park) with quick access. Happy trails on your hikes!
Oops! PS May I challenge you on future trips to take a flying leap of faith, and try the local weird foods? I would have jumped at the chance for a goat taco, because most Mexican restaurants up here wouldn't offer it, so it's possibly the only chance you'll ever have, and you'll probably end up liking it. For example, I tried beaver bacon offered by our guide up in Ontario some years ago on a dogsledding trip, and was one of the few to do it. IT WAS WONDERFUL!
Normally I lean to the indigenous food to get the "full experience", but just couldn't pull the trigger on this one. Many have comments goat tacos are delicious.
Riding in a rowboat across the Rio Grande! Sweet! I love in your videos how you add those special moments like - the discussion about uncomfortable donkey rides to Bethlehem while riding the Mexican trail, eating jalapeños for lunch and drinking every beverage on the table (way to go Shane!), and the smiles all around. You make me want to visit Big Bend! . . . Mike
I often close my videos with that line, but I really mean it! You are the first one to desire God's blessing for me in return. Appreciate that, Michael!
Randy, a few years after the fact, when it no longer means a thing, buena música = good music, and as was mentioned by the fam, buenas tardes = good aft. This is a park, as well as a portion of Texas, that I'd some day like to visit. Re. Mary and the donkey, the vote is "No way, Jose!", right? I've heard of pioneer moms working in the fields until the time came to give birth, then working the rest of the day. They were tough back then. You had quite a cross cultural culinary experience, I'd say.
Pre-9/11, you didn't need a passport. You could just walk across the river (it is usually only knee high or lower) or take a boat or a burro, if you wanted. Boquillas was always fun to visit when I went to Big Bend. :)
I'm really glad you did a video on Big Bend because I've never been to this National Park. It was funny when you were hollering across the river to the Mexicans telling them you liked their music. Lol You work really hard with the camera work obviously especially on the boat scene . I can tell you left the camera on the shores which you guys rowed back to get it. Plus the fact that you're lugging around the camera on a tripod the whole time. I need to probably get business cards with my TH-cam channel on it as well :). Very good video my friend.
Thanks, buddy! Yes, a lot of work, but I really enjoy it so not much of a burden. We made 7 stops, Big Bend was the most footage and longest stay. Great observations that only another conscious vlogger would notice! Gave the boat driver an additional $5 for his added effort!
Wow amazing landscape!! Very different the. Here in southern California!!! Yeah we are supper exited about going back to New Zealand 🇳🇿 next week!!! Plan to do some hikes there
Thanks, Masta, scared to ask what you saw. I can narrow down the range of ad types (keeping it family-friendly) but have control over what Google ultimately displays. Usually not a problem, but bothered a potentially inappropriate ad crept in. Sorry, sick world.
Hey brother great vid..just wondering where you guys flew into. I'm thinking of doing a week long trip to the West Texas NPs maybe next year. I am having trouble deciding where to start the loop.
Hey Dwayne, we flew into El Paso, it's definitely the closest big town to where we decided go. Was able to loop Big Bent, Rio Grande River, Fort Davis, Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands (in that order). Take care!
That is the loop I want to do..great minds think alike 😎 I thought about starting in San Antone instead of El Paso because I want to take my wife to see the Riverwalk and I love driving across the Hill country of Texas.
Big Bend is on my list.. you would think as a Texan I would have been at least once but, it is LONG WAY out there....one of these days will make it ..... one day....that is a push to do all of that in a day....you must have been exhausted...when I go my plan will be to spend a week or two...if I can get cell service that is....ATT I am sub 837 like 22 for you and rang the bell will be watching Bethlehem story had me cracking up
Thanks for watching! Yeah it was an intense day, but we had so much we wanted to see over the 4 days. Big Bend was great, and as you said, a longer visit would have been nice. Plenty to do during a week. Subbed back. Viewed the trailer - great times ahead on the road!
Yes! Nice to meet a fellow Bears fan out there. In NJ now, but a proud graduate of Downers Grove South, 83... ISU 88. And yeah, know nothing about riding, but for the short stint, thankfully I didn't have any issues with the shorts.
haha, yeah took some heat from the family for wearing my old college football jersey from 1985 with the yellow swim shorts. lol! Enjoy your trip there - it's incredible!
Looks like an awesome trip! Hope to get out there ourselves within the next couple of years :) Thanks for taking us along guys, hope you have a great week! - Shane
You’ve just planned our trip to Big Bend! I’m going to follow this agenda when we get down South again. How fun! Also love seeing your son - he can speak Spanish! 😀❤️👍🏻
Nice trip! We were there last summer in JUNE! We had a much different experience. Yours was one of enjoyment, ours was survival! I can't wait until we have flexibility to pick the time of year better. Would you share a bit about how you make the time to travel? It appears you are in the Northeast, which is a huge drive from most parks. I assume you fly and rent cars most of the time?
Thanks! Yes, I am a pastor of a large church with 4 weeks of vacation. I save my special holidays which buys me another week. With a day off each week, I've found going from Thursday to Saturday (10 days) gives me the biggest bang for the buck. Usually in that time can see a cluster of National Parks in a given area. As for travel, all airplane. I have a Southwest Credit Card that I earn miles on (spending, speaking engagements, getting others to join) which basically pays for my airfare. A small car rental and tent camping and eating out of the car makes it affordable. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the information. When talking to others about our own adventures, I can't help but be passionate for wanting them to have similar experiences. However, the number one hurdle for most is time. I believe many could find it if they decide it is a priority. So I'm always interested in how people have made time for it. As a middle school teacher, we take full advantage of summers, which has been a blessing to our family. We will usually be on the road for all but a few days of the summer break. The rest of the year we camp local only. As you've seen, we travel with a largish' trailer. I think its the right decision for us, since we are gone for larger blocks of time and need the convenience/comfort. However, I do envy the idea of plane travel and being "light".
Oh, I love to see our most favorite place in our home state, YES!!! The sun is crazy here, I cannot tell you how much I am already afraid about the TX summer hell. We had this singer in Boquillas canyon as well, I think he is there almost all the time :) But it has a nice atmosphere then, right? Thanks for the tour to Mexico. Even though we go to Big bend quite a lot, we have never crossed the line (with little ones it would be a little tough...these donkeys tec.). Balanced rock in Grapevine hills is one ouf favorite hikes in the park. I remember when we hiked there with the kids to make a photoshoot right at the sunset. Climbing there really in the last minute before sun dissappeared, I just couldn't make the kids "pose" for the picture. We have so many pics where one or the other is screaming that they don't want to take photooos :) But not a single one usable. Well, family fun... Your sunset down there by hot springs was very nice too, love it! Anyway, if you have a chance to go once again, definitely explore Chisos mountains and the other side of the park along the road to Santa Elena Canyon (if you didn't already). it is in my opinion, the nicest part of the Big Bend. But I understand that it is difficult to do all of that in one day. The distances in the parks are huge, everything is bigger in Texas :) Thank you so much for reminding us the place we love so dearly and hope you will return one day! Have a great week guys!
Really appreciate your kind words! Didn't know you lived in that area. I totally agree, such a beautiful landscape. Big Bend is definitely on of those Parks where you could spend a week and still find great activities to do! Love to hear of your fond family memories. Just tonight all 6 of us watched several of our videos. So thankful!
Excellent tour!! so much interesting stuff to see here thanks for taking us along! Roxana says you should have had the goat tacos hahaha (her family raised goats in southern Mexico). great job setting up all these neat shots. Like at 4:53, your car pulling in with the mtns in the distance.. fantastic.. you got a lot of good angles like that
Thanks, again! That was a great Spring Break trip last year. Really enjoyed this Park with so much to do and see. The trip into Mexico was the highlight! Still not sure about the goat tacos! lol!
Right on, great episode! Definitely want to make it out to Big Bend and learned a lot of cool things here, thanks so much! Had no idea about the river crossing, sweet! TFS!
First off, I don't like you. But that is because I am jealous. I have gotten older now and can no longer do those kind of things. I miss them. Thanks for your video
Right on! I remember enjoying your video from Big Bend! Wish we had more time, but wanted to hit several other sites in the area. Hope to get those vids up soon.
Read your comment regarding the river about three years too late! lol! Thanks for the advice if I get back. The hot tub was a highlight of our trip. Take care!
Great show, y'all! I really like your channel and good to see you. Just visited Big Bend this fall and you hit some good spots and love the funny commentary. The locals recommended a drink from the hot spring... my group tried to dissuade me but I was all in and it was delicious. Next time the south rim trail is worth every step to the top. One of the grandest views I've ever seen in all my hiking.
Thanks so much, Jon! I really loved Big Bend. Hope to release a "15 Favorite National Parks" video soon. Ranking Big Bend much higher than others do in lists such as these. Incredible Park! Interesting story about the spring. Never would have even considered it! ATB to you in 2020!
Hey that was awesome! Great to see you back on the new video board again! Where you been!! Anyways, since I was just there in November this video was a treat for me to see. Man, i wish the crowds were light at the Hot springs when I went! Very cool! Also the river crossing was closed the day we went as my step-son was wanting to take that trip as he had his passport with him.Big Bend is just a great place all around. Hey You! Check out my newest fishing video on my channel( San Vicente). One of my best all around fast paced edits ive done. Cant wait to see the rest of your stops! Gonna definitely share this with the family later. June is coming up quick! Cant wait.!!
Right on! We had a great time in the SW. Made 7 NP stops, hope to get a video up each week. Big Bend was definitely the best and the place where I shot the most footage. Bummer you guys couldn't cross the border. That was a unique highlight of the trip. Looking forward to the CA trip!
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Love this! You guys really get the most out of your one day! That's awesome! Great drone footage! Beautiful sunrise! The trails looked great! Very trusting that people won't just steal their crafts. You're Spanish makes me laugh! You son has great vocabulary! Good on him! Donkeys! No goat tacos? Oh well. :-) Looks like a great lunch. those jalepenos! Ha! Great trip~ . Thanks for sharing!
Haha! Yeah, the Spanish was pretty pathetic. :) Thanks for watching and sharing such meaningful comments!
Added to my bucket list.
Wonderful, Sarah! Big Bend is a fantastic place!
Crazzzzzeee Larry, good to see ya!! Moe.
Now you are dating yourself!
Donkeys there are Burros! Thanks for video!
Thanks, Natalia! I believe the locals were calling them donkeys, but then again, it might have been something inaccurately stuck in my head! lol!
Enjoyed your video even though you're from Joursee!! See ya h
At the hot tub.... NICE!!
haha! The hot tub was great... highlight of the trip!
Cool! Y'all got to ride some burros!
There is no way a woman great with child could ride any equine especially using a western saddle. 😂
Loved this video! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
haha! Thanks for the nice comment, Debra!
Goat tacos are delicious haha.. you should try them next time
Probably just got scared off with the name! lol! Thanks for the endorsement!
Welcome to mehico!!! Senior
First time there.
I have been to Big Bend many many times. Thank you for the memories!!!
Wonderful to hear! Thankful the video helped relive some good memories!
I know it’s an older video but we recently finished up our big trip for the year. A three week road trip to WestTexas and Southern New Mexico. Just wanted to share my thoughts and experience as this was a first time visit to this region and these parks.
Wow oh wow was this park just incredible. I was in awe. I don’t really rank parks but this is in the upper echelon for me. We were fortunate to spend five full days in the Big Bend area, one day for the state park and four days for the national park. We camped in the Chisos Basin campground which I would highly recommend. It’s as centrally located in the park as you can get, cooler temperatures than the desert floor, and we had an amazing view of Casa Grande from our campsite.
Unfortunately the Boquallias crossing and the hot springs were closed due to COVID so we didn’t get to experience those places. However, we had plenty of highlights. Some of those being the River Road scenic drive from Presidio to Terlingua (spectacular), Santa Elena Canyon, Balanced Rock, Closed Canyon and Hoodoos Trail in the state park, various trails up in the Chisos Basin, and those sunsets and dark skies every night.
The big miss for me was not being able to summit Emory Peak or make it out to the South Rim. Gives me a reason to return and I would return in a heartbeat.
Right on, Michael! Big Bend was much better than I had expected. Kind of one of those places you can experience for a period of several days and find new and unique activities to enjoy. Hope you can get back!
I'd get in the water 🌊 ASAP
Good taste, Douglas!
Great video. How much was the boat, and then the donkey ride each way?
Really can't remember the cost of the boat. It was rather inexpensive. As for transportation - walk, horses or donkeys and they are available each way. We rode in and chose to walk back. Relatively short distance.
That’s a nice hot spring!!! Can’t beat that....nice way to end they day..
Thanks! It was perfect!
Love You video, I would like to ask you what is the best time to go, I mean good weather I don't like it when it's too hot ,,,thank's
Thank you! We went over spring break and it was already hot. If you go in the warmer months you'd really need to hit the higher elevations.
You skipped the goat tacos...you don't know what you missed. Loved the videos though. I think I've seen about 15 of them now. My favorite was North Cascades. Looking forward to visiting some day thanks to your video.
That's great to hear and thanks for the kind words! And yes, quite a few called me out on skipping the goat tacos! lol! :)
You an inspiration dude...the best videos
Hey Marcus, that means a lot to me! Super glad to hear you are enjoying the videos! All the best to you, my friend!
The desert of Chihuahua and Texas is so amazing
So true! I absolutely loved it there. Such a special region of the US.
Dude, were's your hat? Glad to know there is still someone serenading. The original guy, "Hector the singing Mexican" died in 2016. The goat is wonderful! Cabrito is very tasty.
Appreciate the insights! Had a blast down there in 2018. Sorry we missed Hector!
Awesome videos!!!! Beautiful parks.
Thanks, Kari! Appreciate you watching and sharing on FB! Hope you have a great day!
Hello my fellow Chicago Bears fan. Big Bend is an awesome and vast area. I don't know if you hiked it, but if you ever find yourself back down there, check out Santa Elena canyon, right on the Rio Grande. It's spectacular. I try to visit every year. Thanks for sharing your videos. I appreciate them.
Hi Frank! Nice to meet a fellow lover of the Parks and moreover a Bear fan! You have good taste! lol! Yes, that is a great trail I did when I visited back in 2012. Big Bend is much under-appreciated. Grateful for your kind words!
@@AmericasParks Thank you. I am a fan of your channel.
Ive visited New Jersey years back. And it's nice to see folks from other states enjoy the treasures of Texas. I live in central Texas and enjoy hiking. And one of my goals is to hike Emory Peak. Also just curious when you guy crossed the border. Did you have or need a passport? I have a friend who enters and crosses back through and from the border at Eagle Pass Tx. Simply with a birth certificate. Just curious do you think a birth certificate would be Sufficient to go to and from Mexico. Or do you think I'd need an actual passport?
Hello Mark, thanks for the kind words! Our trip to Texas/NM was probably my favorite NP Spring Break vacation. Loved it there! I would double-check as the rules are changing, but we brought passports for ourselves and a birth certificate for our younger son. Small checkpoint (right in the Park) with quick access. Happy trails on your hikes!
This might be helpful: www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/visiting-boquillas.htm
I recently found out that both countries share the same view... loved it 👏🏻👏🏻😍
Thanks! That trip into Mexico was a blast.
Oops! PS May I challenge you on future trips to take a flying leap of faith, and try the local weird foods? I would have jumped at the chance for a goat taco, because most Mexican restaurants up here wouldn't offer it, so it's possibly the only chance you'll ever have, and you'll probably end up liking it. For example, I tried beaver bacon offered by our guide up in Ontario some years ago on a dogsledding trip, and was one of the few to do it. IT WAS WONDERFUL!
Normally I lean to the indigenous food to get the "full experience", but just couldn't pull the trigger on this one. Many have comments goat tacos are delicious.
Riding in a rowboat across the Rio Grande! Sweet! I love in your videos how you add those special moments like - the discussion about uncomfortable donkey rides to Bethlehem while riding the Mexican trail, eating jalapeños for lunch and drinking every beverage on the table (way to go Shane!), and the smiles all around. You make me want to visit Big Bend! . . . Mike
Thank, Mike! Appreciate the kind words!
Whaaa? You didn't go to Santa Elena Canyon? You must go back. :D
Yeah, great stop and went there on my first trip to BBNP - would love to go back and show that gem to my wife! Glad you've enjoyed this special place!
Great video
Thanks, much appreciated!
Excelente!
Appreciate that! Enjoy your weekend! (Wish I could have put that in Spanish!)
May God Bless you as well!
I often close my videos with that line, but I really mean it! You are the first one to desire God's blessing for me in return. Appreciate that, Michael!
Very unique footage! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! Have a great weekend!
What a cool place to visit. I just feel like I'd be a bit tall for the mules LOL
That's funny! I'm 6'4" and I think I might have been pushing that poor animal to its limit!
I'm an inch taller, so maybe I could cut it haha. My 7' little brother (at least in age lol) might not be so lucky haha
Love the channel. Need to check Big Bend off my list!
:) Thanks and have a blessed weekend!
Love it!
Thanks, Kayla!
Do they have cabins to rent or there's only hotels?
Thank's
Not sure on that one. We camped inside the park at the Rio Grande Village. Not even sure the park campsites themselves are open yet.
Randy, a few years after the fact, when it no longer means a thing, buena música = good music, and as was mentioned by the fam, buenas tardes = good aft.
This is a park, as well as a portion of Texas, that I'd some day like to visit.
Re. Mary and the donkey, the vote is "No way, Jose!", right? I've heard of pioneer moms working in the fields until the time came to give birth, then working the rest of the day. They were tough back then.
You had quite a cross cultural culinary experience, I'd say.
Enjoyed the comment, Jim! Appreciate the way you interacted with the video - very insightful!
Do you feel safe in Big Bend? We would love to go but being on the border concerns me.
Personally felt safe and not aware to too many issues there, especially if you stay in the well-traveled areas.
Wow - had no idea they had little boats to take you across the river - looks like a fun time! Great job and fun to see your son and wife!
Thanks so much! The trip into Mexico via the boat and donkeys was the highlight - something new to all of us!
Pre-9/11, you didn't need a passport. You could just walk across the river (it is usually only knee high or lower) or take a boat or a burro, if you wanted. Boquillas was always fun to visit when I went to Big Bend. :)
Great video dear friend!!
Thanks for watching!
thanks for your videos, we are the "swedes on the road" and you help us to planning our next roadrip
Wonderful! Very happy to hear that! Hope it's a great one...
Love that rock lodged into the cliff. Looks like a great place for a family hike
Yeah, they call it "balanced rock." It was my son's favorite part of the day. Thanks!
Great job! So cool to take these trips with you and your family!
Thanks, Dawn! They are a pleasure to travel with!
Great video. Did you guys have a chance to visit the Santa Elena Canyon?
Thanks, Oscar! Not on this trip, but I did on an earlier visit to Big Bend. I took it as deep as I could into the canyon. Great hike!
What a really neat experience! Looks like you guys had an awesome day! That is something that I would like to do! Bueno!
Totally, it is a great National Park. It's definitely one that warrants a multi-day visit! Have a great week!
I'm really glad you did a video on Big Bend because I've never been to this National Park. It was funny when you were hollering across the river to the Mexicans telling them you liked their music. Lol You work really hard with the camera work obviously especially on the boat scene . I can tell you left the camera on the shores which you guys rowed back to get it. Plus the fact that you're lugging around the camera on a tripod the whole time. I need to probably get business cards with my TH-cam channel on it as well :). Very good video my friend.
Thanks, buddy! Yes, a lot of work, but I really enjoy it so not much of a burden. We made 7 stops, Big Bend was the most footage and longest stay. Great observations that only another conscious vlogger would notice! Gave the boat driver an additional $5 for his added effort!
Wow amazing landscape!! Very different the. Here in southern California!!! Yeah we are supper exited about going back to New Zealand 🇳🇿 next week!!! Plan to do some hikes there
Have a great time. Heard New Zealand is beautiful!
We didn’t have the chance to go across the Rio grande river while there- how fun!! This park is sooo huge! Tons of wildlife 💕 great video!
Thanks for watching! Glad to learn you guys have been there! You are making invaluable memories with your family!
Great video but terrible beginning ad.
Thanks, Masta, scared to ask what you saw. I can narrow down the range of ad types (keeping it family-friendly) but have control over what Google ultimately displays. Usually not a problem, but bothered a potentially inappropriate ad crept in. Sorry, sick world.
Hey brother great vid..just wondering where you guys flew into. I'm thinking of doing a week long trip to the West Texas NPs maybe next year. I am having trouble deciding where to start the loop.
Hey Dwayne, we flew into El Paso, it's definitely the closest big town to where we decided go. Was able to loop Big Bent, Rio Grande River, Fort Davis, Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands (in that order). Take care!
That is the loop I want to do..great minds think alike 😎 I thought about starting in San Antone instead of El Paso because I want to take my wife to see the Riverwalk and I love driving across the Hill country of Texas.
Right on! :)
Big Bend is on my list.. you would think as a Texan I would have been at least once but, it is LONG WAY out there....one of these days will make it ..... one day....that is a push to do all of that in a day....you must have been exhausted...when I go my plan will be to spend a week or two...if I can get cell service that is....ATT I am sub 837 like 22 for you and rang the bell will be watching Bethlehem story had me cracking up
Thanks for watching! Yeah it was an intense day, but we had so much we wanted to see over the 4 days. Big Bend was great, and as you said, a longer visit would have been nice. Plenty to do during a week. Subbed back. Viewed the trailer - great times ahead on the road!
Adventures ahead and of course hopefully time to actually relax from time to time LOL
Always learn something new, great video! Bid Bend is on our list of national parks we really want to try and see this year!
Thanks! Great park - a place where a several days stay would keep turning up new activities. Take care!
Bear down Chicago Bears! Wearing shorts in the saddle is not a good idea.
Yes! Nice to meet a fellow Bears fan out there. In NJ now, but a proud graduate of Downers Grove South, 83... ISU 88. And yeah, know nothing about riding, but for the short stint, thankfully I didn't have any issues with the shorts.
Thank you for the great video. We will be heading there in April. But dude who dresses you?😜
haha, yeah took some heat from the family for wearing my old college football jersey from 1985 with the yellow swim shorts. lol! Enjoy your trip there - it's incredible!
wow.. love the park.. we dun have this kind of landscape back in Bali.. thank you for sharing teh adventure
Thanks! Yes, near here in the US Southwest desert!
I’m so glad I stumbled on your channel!
Really appreciate that! Welcome! Enjoyed checking out your fine work. Happy to subscribe!
Looks like an awesome trip! Hope to get out there ourselves within the next couple of years :) Thanks for taking us along guys, hope you have a great week! - Shane
Thanks, Shane! Gig Bend was great - hope you guys can experience it!
You’ve just planned our trip to Big Bend! I’m going to follow this agenda when we get down South again. How fun! Also love seeing your son - he can speak Spanish! 😀❤️👍🏻
Yes he can, a lot better than me! Big Bend was great. We did all these activities in one day - full day, but not overwhelming! Thanks!
Nice trip! We were there last summer in JUNE! We had a much different experience. Yours was one of enjoyment, ours was survival! I can't wait until we have flexibility to pick the time of year better.
Would you share a bit about how you make the time to travel? It appears you are in the Northeast, which is a huge drive from most parks. I assume you fly and rent cars most of the time?
Thanks! Yes, I am a pastor of a large church with 4 weeks of vacation. I save my special holidays which buys me another week. With a day off each week, I've found going from Thursday to Saturday (10 days) gives me the biggest bang for the buck. Usually in that time can see a cluster of National Parks in a given area. As for travel, all airplane. I have a Southwest Credit Card that I earn miles on (spending, speaking engagements, getting others to join) which basically pays for my airfare. A small car rental and tent camping and eating out of the car makes it affordable. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the information. When talking to others about our own adventures, I can't help but be passionate for wanting them to have similar experiences. However, the number one hurdle for most is time. I believe many could find it if they decide it is a priority. So I'm always interested in how people have made time for it. As a middle school teacher, we take full advantage of summers, which has been a blessing to our family. We will usually be on the road for all but a few days of the summer break. The rest of the year we camp local only.
As you've seen, we travel with a largish' trailer. I think its the right decision for us, since we are gone for larger blocks of time and need the convenience/comfort. However, I do envy the idea of plane travel and being "light".
Oh, I love to see our most favorite place in our home state, YES!!! The sun is crazy here, I cannot tell you how much I am already afraid about the TX summer hell. We had this singer in Boquillas canyon as well, I think he is there almost all the time :) But it has a nice atmosphere then, right? Thanks for the tour to Mexico. Even though we go to Big bend quite a lot, we have never crossed the line (with little ones it would be a little tough...these donkeys tec.). Balanced rock in Grapevine hills is one ouf favorite hikes in the park. I remember when we hiked there with the kids to make a photoshoot right at the sunset. Climbing there really in the last minute before sun dissappeared, I just couldn't make the kids "pose" for the picture. We have so many pics where one or the other is screaming that they don't want to take photooos :) But not a single one usable. Well, family fun... Your sunset down there by hot springs was very nice too, love it! Anyway, if you have a chance to go once again, definitely explore Chisos mountains and the other side of the park along the road to Santa Elena Canyon (if you didn't already). it is in my opinion, the nicest part of the Big Bend. But I understand that it is difficult to do all of that in one day. The distances in the parks are huge, everything is bigger in Texas :) Thank you so much for reminding us the place we love so dearly and hope you will return one day! Have a great week guys!
Really appreciate your kind words! Didn't know you lived in that area. I totally agree, such a beautiful landscape. Big Bend is definitely on of those Parks where you could spend a week and still find great activities to do! Love to hear of your fond family memories. Just tonight all 6 of us watched several of our videos. So thankful!
Excellent tour!! so much interesting stuff to see here thanks for taking us along! Roxana says you should have had the goat tacos hahaha (her family raised goats in southern Mexico). great job setting up all these neat shots. Like at 4:53, your car pulling in with the mtns in the distance.. fantastic.. you got a lot of good angles like that
Thanks, again! That was a great Spring Break trip last year. Really enjoyed this Park with so much to do and see. The trip into Mexico was the highlight! Still not sure about the goat tacos! lol!
Great vlog dad! Love the creativity and fun you put into it!!
Thanks! Looking forward to our upcoming trip!
Goat tacos are delicious! So are the tamales!
That food was fantastic!
Great video! BBNP if one of my favorites! Can't wait to see where y'all end up this year!
Thank, Ivan! You have great taste as BBNP is one of mine too. So much beauty and many unique sights to see. Enjoy your New Year!
Right on, great episode! Definitely want to make it out to Big Bend and learned a lot of cool things here, thanks so much! Had no idea about the river crossing, sweet! TFS!
Thanks for watching. Big Bend was great - could spend a week there with the many activities offered. Have a great week!
Goat taco's where the best choice. You missed out.
Think a few others mentioned that as well. Believe it was just the "goat" thing that needlessly scared me away.
Lol. I can't believe you passed on the goat tacos! 🤣
It looked like a cool adventure.
Thanks, they were probably great, it was just the sound of it that turned me off!
First off, I don't like you. But that is because I am jealous. I have gotten older now and can no longer do those kind of things. I miss them. Thanks for your video
Sorry to hear that, my friend! Hope the videos can bring you some vicarious joy. Im 55, every year does get harder.
Big Bend is one of my top 5 favorite parks, loved seeing it from a different perspective! Excited to see what else you packed into that trip!
Right on! I remember enjoying your video from Big Bend! Wish we had more time, but wanted to hit several other sites in the area. Hope to get those vids up soon.
Dealing with jalapenos, your son is true Macho!
I couldn't believe he did that! What a way to try your first jalapeños!
Very cool trip! I have to ask my son how to speak Spanish words as well... I'm not thinking he would eat the jalapeño though :)
Yeah, that one totally caught me by surprise!
Did ya see Thelma and Louise?
Not on this trip!
I have been in that hot springs 2004. that was supposed to be a resort but it failed long ago. the river is like a sewer. do not go in the river.
Read your comment regarding the river about three years too late! lol! Thanks for the advice if I get back. The hot tub was a highlight of our trip. Take care!
Great show, y'all! I really like your channel and good to see you. Just visited Big Bend this fall and you hit some good spots and love the funny commentary. The locals recommended a drink from the hot spring... my group tried to dissuade me but I was all in and it was delicious. Next time the south rim trail is worth every step to the top. One of the grandest views I've ever seen in all my hiking.
Thanks so much, Jon! I really loved Big Bend. Hope to release a "15 Favorite National Parks" video soon. Ranking Big Bend much higher than others do in lists such as these. Incredible Park! Interesting story about the spring. Never would have even considered it! ATB to you in 2020!
Hey that was awesome! Great to see you back on the new video board again! Where you been!! Anyways, since I was just there in November this video was a treat for me to see. Man, i wish the crowds were light at the Hot springs when I went! Very cool! Also the river crossing was closed the day we went as my step-son was wanting to take that trip as he had his passport with him.Big Bend is just a great place all around. Hey You! Check out my newest fishing video on my channel( San Vicente). One of my best all around fast paced edits ive done. Cant wait to see the rest of your stops! Gonna definitely share this with the family later. June is coming up quick! Cant wait.!!
Right on! We had a great time in the SW. Made 7 NP stops, hope to get a video up each week. Big Bend was definitely the best and the place where I shot the most footage. Bummer you guys couldn't cross the border. That was a unique highlight of the trip. Looking forward to the CA trip!
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Had to thumbs down for not eating the goat taco
haha! You're not the first to say that!