“Milky Way” Big Bend, 2021
This morning I woke up at 5 am and right outside my tent was the Milky Way. It was awesome! I got out my Fujifilm X-E4 with 18-55 mm lens, put it on the Ultrapod and took a few shots. There were only a few clouds in the sky so the shots looked pretty good, and I even captured a few shooting stars. In fact, with the 30-second exposure, almost every shot had at least one shooting star in it. It was so cool!
“Sunrise” Big Bend, 2021
Soon, the sun made its way into the day, and after a sunrise photo and some coffee, it was time to hit the trail. We hiked Laguna Meadows Trail all the way down to the Chisos Basin, seeing one large bear along the way. It was digging a hole near the trail so we had to scoot past pretty quickly, bear-spray at the ready. Very exciting!
At the end of the hike, I splurged on a Topo Chico and mango ice cream bar before we hit the road. After a couple of hours we arrived at Fort Stockton and had lunch at Pepito’s, where I had a huge burger. It was a good way to satisfy my hiker hunger!
“Refreshments” Big Bend, 2021
Here are a few more photos and the Strava track from the last day of our Big Bend trip. Enjoy!
“Switchback” Big Bend, 2021
“Laguna Meadows Trail” Big Bend, 2021
“Casa Grande” Big Bend, 2021
“Pepito’s Burger” Fort Stockton, 2021
“Triple Shooting Stars” Big Bend, 2021
What a STUNNING photo of the Milky Way! It really pays to hike in the middle of nowhere to capture such a clear shot of the stars gliding the sky. Looking forward to seeing more posts of your vacation there!