Guadalupe Peak, Texas

This gallery is from the 2016 Guadalupe Peak Highpoint Trip. We visited Big Bend before proceeding to Carlsbad, then the Guadalupe climb and back by way of Austin.

: The Byrds watching a sunrise in Big Bend

: Since it is illegal to fly a drone in a national park, I had to throw my camera really, really high to get this shot.

: This tarantula was blocking traffic, in Big Bend until we shooed him off the road.

: This time I used a really long stick. About 1500′ long in fact.

: Breathtaking vistas were everywhere!

: Some of the hungry French.

: Danger repairs the rear air dump valve on BigByrd.

: The 53 year old port that will be carried to the summit.

: We were concerned the port was bad when we saw the cork had disintegrated, but all was well.

: Rick taking a break on the climb.

: Danger mix, a staple of my climbing diet.

: Much of the switchback style trail wound up the mountainside with a wonderful west Texas valley view.

: A nice valley view with El Cappitan to the left.

: Danger near campsite.

: Danger at the 8,100′ campsite.

: Rick gave me a humorous birthday card on the mountain.

: Danger and Rick waiting for the sunrise.

: Danger seated at the summit

: Danger standing at the summit

: Danger, hats off to Texas.

: Danger and Rick at the Guadalupe Peak summit, posing for our last summit photo.

: Rick departing the summit

: The curious pyramid summit marker, placed there by American Airlines in 1958.

: There were many beautiful vistas coming down from the summit.

: Danger looking down at “El Cappitan” a peak that Rick wanted to climb.

: The lower trail is suitable for horses, and there is a spot to tie them up below the summit ridge.

: Saju and Stanley were the first to enthusiastically congratulate me on my way down the mountain thanks to Rick.

: The PBS crew who interviewed Danger on the way down the mountain.

: Rick and Danger back at the trailhead, and mission accomplished!

: One of the incredibly large rooms in Carlsbad Caverns.

: Another of the many remarkable formations in Carlsbad Caverns

: Susan and Robert in the Carlsbad Caverns Hall of Giants

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