Big Bend Best Hike yet! 4/14

Best hike yet today for new wildflowers and blooming cactus!
But first when in Rome...
Make Heuvos Rancheros to start the day! Then hike.
My first multiple cholla blooms!
              Christmas cholla!
Hiked to a tiny spring with cute little frogs.
So odd to have a mini oasis in the midfle of dry desert!
Finished the day at a tiny restaurant. Coolest experience. They were swamped. Waited about 20 minutes on outside patio. No drink no waitress. Talked to a local couple next to us. They said just go in and grab 2 beers and they will add it to your bill. We chatted and chatted madevthecwait fun. Finally got our anazing meal and visited the whole time. When wecwent to pay our bill. The local neighbors had paid our bill. So refreshing in this crazy world!!!!































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