Guadalupe Mountains National Park

If you are looking to escape the heat during the summer months at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, you will want to take a short drive to Frijole Ranch, which is also part of the National Park. We attempted to hike Smith Spring Trail at Frijole Ranch but ended up turning around ...
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The Pinery Nature Trail Our first night at Guadalupe Mountains National Park we decided to explore a bit after we set up camp and realized there was a trail that connected the campsite to the visitor's center. We set out on this short walk not realizing there was a rainstorm ...
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Our 1st hike in Guadalupe Mountains National Park was the Devil's Hall Trail. It is considered a Moderate-Strenuous hike that is 4.2 miles round trip. The first mile of the hike was alongside the mountain and did include some elevation climb. After the first mile, the trail drops into the ...
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Sitting Bull Falls sits in the middle of Lincoln National Forest which ironically sits in the middle of the desert boarding New Mexico and Texas near Guadalupe Mountains National Park. During our week long camping trip in the desert (in the middle of summer) we sought out things to do ...
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Our main destination for our Summer 2016 road trip was Guadalupe Mountains National Park near Salt Flat, Texas up near the Texas and New Mexico border. Originally I wanted to go to Big Bend National Park, but looking at the current weather there (120 degrees and a limited supply of ...
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Pratt Cabin is located inside Guadalupe Mountain National Park off of the McKittrick Canyon Trail tucked away in a forest of trees. The hike to Pratt Cabin is about 2.5 miles (5 miles roundtrip) and is considered a moderate hike. Although, if you had witnessed me hiking to the cabin ...
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