Rio Grande 2016

Desert Rat 1

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Rio Grande Gorge

We continued down the road to Taos and the Rio Grande Gorge and RG Canyon, following the river...
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Eagles nest.

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Taos Canyon

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The Gorge


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Rio Grande Canyon

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Desert Rat 1

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The Border

Near Las Cruces, NM.

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The river at El Paso, TX; near Santa Teresa, NM and the Mexican Border. The mountains on the background are in Mexico, the Juarez Sierra.

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This is as far as we could go on this side of the border, that's the American dam which diverts the river water for irrigation down El Paso's lower valley. The border is just at the foot of the hill behind the dam.

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The Mexican dam. It diverts the river water also for irrigation purposes to the Juarez Valley.

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After that, this is what's left of the river, and only some sewer and rain water, when it rains; prevents it from going bone dry.
 

Desert Rat 1

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This is how the river looks just after the dam has been closed.

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We continued later on our way down the border

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This is the border area of Presidio, TX and Ojinaga, Mexico. Here's where the Rio Conchos meets the Rio Grande and the river flows once again.

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We camped by the river at BBSR
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The river's view from camp.
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Nice campground views.

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userg3

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After that, this is what's left of the river, and only some sewer and rain water, when it rains; prevents it from going bone dry.

holy crap, I had to look twice at this thinking "huh, I don't see any water". I had no idea it got that depleted on it's way to the gulf.
 

huachuca

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Thanks for posting. I've enjoyed the entire thread but the latest on Big Bend brings it home - one of our favorite National Parks.
 

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BBNP-Pecos River

More of BBNP. The Chisos Mountains.

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The Pecos River.

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The Pecos River mouth, where it meets the Rio Grande.

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