We drove about an hour from Terlingua to Rio Grande Village, and then hiked to Big Bend Hot Springs, which is about 3 miles up and over a butte, and then back.

We drove from our hotel in Terlingua into the park to Chisos Basin and hiked from there down to the Mirror. After lunch at the Visitor’s Center, we drove to Castolon, photographing flowers along the way, and then further down to the Rio Grande.