Trans-America Trail Adventure: Day 11

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My original route was going through and along the Mexican border. Since the lack of gas station I decided to make my way a little over a highway, fill up the tank and then make my way to the original, unpaved route. I tried, but again ended up at some gated roads by University of Texas, Private Properties and other Military places... I tried to go around some abandoned road and ended up in a "Warloop" shit again , hit and bent my belly guard again, damn it. Dropped my Strom a couple of times too.

There are two parks at that Big Bend thing. There is a State Par, there is also a National Park. From riding stand point, the State Park is like riding on the bottom of a Great Canyon - very beautiful and twisty. The National Park though on the other side, is more higher elevated, and there is nothing interesting, but some nature stuff like, stop at a wildlife view point and look for that wildlife. Whatever it is, weed, or animals, I did not see, well, I did not stop, I went straight to the Campground.

The fee to stay at a National Park Campground is probably the same in Texas as everywhere else in the US. $14 dollar per night, for up to 4 tents and no more than 8 people. The campsite at Big Bend is as same as probably everywhere else - pretty much primitive. You get your spot, with grill thing and a table. No electricity, there is some non-potable water available as well. Some restrooms available as well, I guess someone calculated that building and maintaining a restroom is cheaper than cleaning up the shit. Because people like animals, if you gotta go, - you gotta go, nothing will stop ya...

Here is my report with some pictures.

See that little appendix, there is where I tried to get back onto my original route - failed. I even stopped and asked the Border Patrol guy (bunch of them overthere - don't know what they are doing, it's not helping), he said, - you can try, but remember how to get back to the same town.