March 26, On to Big Bend National Park, Texas

Overcast  and 16C when we fuelled up this mornong at $4.149/gallon, then headed south onHwy 285. Shortly entered Central Time Zone, +1 hour.
By 11:00, the skies have cleared and the temp has warmed up to 23C.

Unfortunately, when we reached Pecos, a train had collided with a truck and was blocking the crossing. We had to take a 5 mile detour before we could get back on our route.






We fuelled up at Fort Stockton at $4.049/gallon and the temp has warmed up to 30C. From there, we turned on to Hwy 385, which was a long, straight, boring road. Haven't seen another vehicle for miles.

Stopped at a rest area for a break. There were some huge flowering Yucca plants there.

By 4:00, we entered Big Bend National Park, where it is 31C. www.nps.gov/bibe






15 minutes later, we arrived at the Park Headquarters at panther Junction, where we collecter our park information and topped up the tank for the third time today - this time it was $4.527/gallon! We still had 30 miles to go to the campground.

Checked in to the campground, which is a paved parking lot with hookups.







At 6:40, a band of javelinas (hav-a-linas), which look similar to pigs, but are a totally different species, appeared beside the campground. Shortly after they wandered off, 2 coyotes appeared and were not in the least concerned about human presence.
You will have to use some imagination to see the javelinas!