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El Solitario -- Big Bend Ranch State Park TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE Big Bend Weekend wranglers Watch Ranch SP carry on Big Bend’s pullout map ranching tradition the birdie Page 10 elPages S 6 — 7 OLitarIoPage 3 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT | SUMMER 2 0 0 8 | BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK Welcome to Big Bend Ranch SP My name is Rodrigo Navarette Trevizo. It is an honor beyond measure to be asked to lead the largest state park in Texas. Although I have hiked and camped in many of our beautiful state parks and state natural areas, the Big Bend is where my heart and soul belong. This is a country of beauty and isolation, rugged canyons, hidden springs and incredible vistas. Its people are strong and hardworking and its culture unique. Within the park’s fascinating history, one that spans almost 400 years, you will find the story of not only the Trans­Pecos Aerial view of Solitario looking north­northeast. The lower outer rim’s upside­down V’s are the famous “Flatirons.” but of the entire state of Texas. In fact, the park has been a cross­ roads of human activities for over 11,000 years! A sense of place I work with a group of dedicated employees charged with imple­ before airplanes or aerial rocks. Subsequent volcanic menting our public use plan. This El Solitario: ambitious plan will make the park’s images were available. It is one activity further removed What’s In a Name? remote campsites and extensive of Earth’s more distinctive overlying rock, collapsed some trail system available to the people features as observed from of the lava chamber and of Texas and visitors from around space. The name is Spanish for formed a small caldera in the the world. We are working to by David Riskind central southeast Solitario. expand our partnerships and hermit or loner. El Solitario is the signature Early geologic studies outreach programs, to bring the landscape feature of Big Bend About 36 million years ago park’s cultural and natural erroneously suggested that molten rock called magma histories to an ever­expanding Ranch State Park. Almost the Solitario was either a audience, and to secure its place of 10 miles across and nearly from deep in the Earth large volcano or a meteor importance in our natural world. symmetrical, this collapsed and pushed upward and displaced impact crater. Please take a moment to peruse eroded structural dome thousands of feet of overlying The Solitario, as we see it this issue of El Solitario and straddles the Brewster­ rock. This activity created a familiarize yourself with all the today, emerged about 2 million Presidio County line in the blister or dome­shaped bulge park has to offer. I truly believe years ago when the ancient Rio eastern portion of the park. on the Earth’s surface. Over that you will be as excited as I am Grande began cutting its now about the future of Big Bend Early explorers of the region millions of years, erosion Ranch State Park. noted its distinctive shape even collapsed the dome’s older Continued on page 10 Featured Trails. 2 Access and Visitor Services . 8 Table of Be Aware .................................3 What To Do While You’re Here ...............9 Featured Campsites . 4 Featured Activity. 10 contents Fees and Visitor Services ...................5 Archeology, History and Culture .............11 Big Bend Ranch Map .......................6 “The River Road Runs Through It”. 12 El Solitario is published twice per year by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the orientation and education of visitors to Big Bend Ranch State Park. Featured Trails: Encino Hiking Closed Canyon Trail and Biking Trail A group of middle and high school students meander through low hills, ocotillo forests and along ancient streambeds on the Encino Loop Trail. The Encino Loop Trail, located shaped the region. At 3.0 to 3.5 in the interior of Big Bend miles you will pass acres of Ranch State Park, follows an ocotillo, a hardy plant also old jeep trail nearly nine miles known as desert candle. through a remote portion of Papalote Encino (Encino the Encino Pasture. This wide, Windmill), the largest windmill easy­to­follow trail offers oppor­ at Big Bend Ranch, comes into tunities for hiking and mountain Hikers on the Closed Canyon Trail walk through a slice of geologic history. biking, birding and photography. view at the four­mile mark. The Closed Canyon Trail Canyon Arroyo became a direct An easy hike and a moderately Relics from decades of ranching constitutes perhaps the most tributary of the Rio Grande. strenuous mountain biking activities litter the ground, par­ popular hike along the River Road experience, the trail offers great ticularly those associated with Today, the Closed Canyon Trail corridor at Big Bend Ranch. The views of ancient lava domes, man’s attempt to harness water presents a meandering hike into a trailhead is located approximately rugged mesas and colorful in the desert. narrow, deep, high­walled canyon 29 miles east of Presidio and 36 desert vegetation. worn smooth by the ongoing Between 4.2 and 5.0 miles the miles west of Study Butte on FM­ effects of moving water and During the spring and early trail veers to the right and 170 (The River Road) between La summer, look for the desert sediment. As you walk through follows the main ranch road. Cuesta (The Big Hill) and the wildflowers that decorate the the canyon and contemplate its Watch for vehicles. At 5.1 miles, Colorado Canyon River Access. harsh landscape. Be alert for geologic past, also look for one of enjoy an excellent view of La This relatively easy three­ mile javelinas rooting through the round­trip trail enters a slot the Big Bend’s most colorful Posta Mountain with Fresno lechuguilla as you listen to canyon that portrays the incredible lizards. The greater southwestern Peak set as a lofty backdrop. At the songs of Black­tailed sculpting power of water and earless lizard can be seen along 5.3 miles, the Encino trail leaves Gnatcatcher, Verdin and Black­ erosion. Deep inside the canyon, the canyon walls performing the road once again and throated Sparrow. Pay close hikers can stretch out their arms “push­ups” to expose its blue­ continues to the right. Ahead attention to the animal tracks and touch both canyon walls purple belly to potential mates. lies a commanding view of the that appear in sandy arroyo simultaneously while looking up at During the mating season, males Llano, a slightly depressed plain bottoms and you just might see the canyon rim 150 feet above. sport a vivid orange throat patch that recharges the underground a coyote ambling away. Imagine the force required to slice and a lime green wash along the water supply during the rainy The trail loop begins 1.5 miles through solid rock in this way! flanks. Closed Canyon is also a season. Travel along this route east of the Sauceda Visitor favorite habitat for the canyon is fairly easy — mostly level with Closed Canyon Arroyo cuts Center at the junction of wren. Listen for its melodic song, through the reddish volcanic rock Camino a la Sauceda and La a slight downhill dip. a descending cascade of notes, of Colorado Mesa. This mesa is Mota Road, just past the cattle echoing throughout the canyon. Between 6.1 and 7.5 miles the composed of ash flow tuffs that guard. The first mile of the trail continues through a series erupted from volcanoes in the During summer it is best to avoid trail follows La Mota Road, so of arroyos and gullies. In one of Sierra Rica of neighboring hiking Closed Canyon during watch carefully for vehicles. the bigger arroyos, watch for a Chihuahua, Mexico, about 30 – 28 mid­day when the sun is directly Views include the shallow hills million years ago. Around large cluster of quartz crystals overhead. Morning or afternoon of Leyva Canyon to the west, 2 million years ago, both Colorado that resembles a mound of ice is better because the canyon floor La Mota Mountain to the Mesa and the Santana Bolson cubes. At 6.8 miles the country is shaded by its high walls. Be north, Fresno Peak to the east begins to open back up, and at (the valley that the River Road sure to carry plenty of water, and and several volcanic domes to 7.5 miles the trail changes follows) had become completely wear a large brimmed hat. the south. At 1.01 miles the direction to the northeast. Be covered with sedimentary basin­ trail leaves the road and veers Beware of afternoon thunder­ filling rocks. As the Closed to the northeast. careful in these areas; many storms; flash flooding can be a Canyon Arroyo began to cut arroyos are covered with loose serious problem in the canyon. At two miles the trail enters through these softer, looser rocks sand and gravel. hilly terrain where canyons and establish its course, intense To learn more about the geology dissect the landscape. Look for At 8.8 miles the route intersects erosion occurred quickly enough of the region, pick up a copy severely distorted and twisted with La Mota Road. Turn to the to completely breach the harder, of Geology of Big Bend Ranch State rock outcrops — evidence of the left and return to the beginning underlying volcanic rock of Park by Christopher Henry, at geologic forces that have long of the trailhead. Colorado Mesa. Thus, Closed any of our visitor centers. 2 | el SOLitarIo | Texas parks and wildlife department Mountain lion Be Aware: Head ‘em up, move ‘em out! You’re in wildlife country Weekend wranglers have a chance each spring and fall to see cattle in the ranch’s rugged Never feed wild animals or and remote pastures, learn Many wonderful allow them to get human or how the herd is moved with pet food.
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