Day 9 - Big Bend TX

Miles today: 388

Miles total: 3150

Rode through Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park.  US67 south to Presidio then east on TX-170 and 118 all the way to Rio Grande Village. Then doubled back a bit and returned to Marfa via Alpine on 118.

Rio Grand from BBR State Park

Heading towards Rio Grand Village in Big Bend

The road to Chisos Mountains Lodge was under some construction, and the lodge wasn’t open for lunch, so I only went part way up the road.

Overall the best stretch of road in the park was the road that goes to the Santa Elena Canyon overlook.

And the Santa Elena Canyon itself (Mexico is on the left, the US on the right)

Big Bend has some incredible roads and vistas, not unlike the best roads in northern Arizona and southern Utah.