This collection of photos from Big Bend National Park was from a trip i tool in Feb 2019. We took a one day drive through Big Bend stopping at the Fossil Discovery Exhibit, Chisos Mountains Lodge, Castolon, and Santa Elena Canyon. It was a long day of driving! All of these photos are licensed Creative Commons Non-Commercial. You are welcome to use them as long as you provide proper attribution to “Jonathan Cutrer”.
![Chisos Mountains from Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7855/47218245321_0369931ee0.jpg)
Chisos Mountains from Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
![LA HARMONIA CO](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7875/47218159231_55f3da103b.jpg)
LA HARMONIA CO
![Road to Big Bend NP](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7891/32482375277_110d7b4be0.jpg)
Road to Big Bend NP
![Big Bend NP](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7873/40458588983_c8c5c5b57f.jpg)
Big Bend NP
![Line of cars waiting to enter Big Bend National Park](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7887/46701197294_89e3428239.jpg)
Line of cars waiting to enter Big Bend National Park
![Big Bend National Park Fees Sign](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7923/33553962678_148959d6ba.jpg)
Big Bend National Park Fees Sign
![Welcome to Big Bend National Park](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7899/46514916115_6c774e7134.jpg)
Welcome to Big Bend National Park
![Terlingua Ranch Road](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7842/46515032335_f157d727d6.jpg)
Terlingua Ranch Road
![Rosillos Mountains](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7805/47384766492_c1a752969b.jpg)
Rosillos Mountains
![Camper in the parking lot at Big Bend NP](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7836/33561494758_d49ab94fe9.jpg)
Camper in the parking lot at Big Bend NP
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7910/33561499998_798dd8b7a8.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7868/46530611835_7aa5b69d54.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7913/32504134457_023b2616b1.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7829/32504133857_76ae77ac5b.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7824/46533942695_3dbb526e96.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7800/46533943375_d7613ccb73.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7908/46533944615_7b316cb350.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Antique Frontier Wagon at Castolon](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7859/47218221221_b0cd18c449.jpg)
Antique Frontier Wagon at Castolon
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7858/47449566281_56a5e7f27c.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7801/47449568151_f3f2bd8721.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Tyrannosaurus Skull - Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7914/47449567041_311b88f744.jpg)
Tyrannosaurus Skull - Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Pterosaurs (Giant Pterodactyl) - Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7907/47397694402_768e55a8f6.jpg)
Pterosaurs (Giant Pterodactyl) - Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Deinosuchus Head at Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7854/47397694412_e5029e6710.jpg)
Deinosuchus Head at Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Kids at Big Bend](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7919/46541242495_7bc555294d.jpg)
Kids at Big Bend
![Kids at Big Bend](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7924/33580176008_01554db821.jpg)
Kids at Big Bend
![Kids at Big Bend](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7817/33580177448_8a6730219e.jpg)
Kids at Big Bend
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7807/47404264412_e72aba8c56.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Sign about Paleontologist Dr John Wilson](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7912/47404265672_ea2c90bf72.jpg)
Sign about Paleontologist Dr John Wilson
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7920/33580891048_e7a3131fd5.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Fossil Discovery Exhibit](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7918/47457800651_f5f6dc3464.jpg)
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
![Rock Outcropping - Big Bend NP](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7914/46542610375_2d6a343ce3.jpg)
Rock Outcropping - Big Bend NP
![Gano Springs Rd](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7818/40492292313_cb1d432076.jpg)
Gano Springs Rd
![Pulliam Bluff - Big Bend NP](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7913/46735269754_a43206035b.jpg)
Pulliam Bluff - Big Bend NP
![Pulliam Bluff - Big Bend National Park](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7845/46735600214_de63572845.jpg)
Pulliam Bluff - Big Bend National Park
![Driving up Basin Junction](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7888/32517391627_d2693747a4.jpg)
Driving up Basin Junction
![Driving up Basin Junction](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7826/47459176111_00bb7009f0.jpg)
Driving up Basin Junction
![Descending into the Chisos Basin](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7889/47460448501_9f82bbd543.jpg)
Descending into the Chisos Basin
![Descending into the Chisos Basin](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7847/32518693937_60549a8705.jpg)
Descending into the Chisos Basin
![Chisos Basin Parking Lot](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7811/46545166385_198c8b887c.jpg)
Chisos Basin Parking Lot
![Casa Grande Peak - Big Bend National Park](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7806/46737483344_d7980cecf9.jpg)
Casa Grande Peak - Big Bend National Park
![The Window - Big Bend National Park](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7885/46737483974_8141285db3.jpg)
The Window - Big Bend National Park
![Entrance to Chisos Mountains Lodge](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7805/32522288557_25df6638f3.jpg)
Entrance to Chisos Mountains Lodge
![Chisos Mountains Lodge](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7853/33587647008_d09f802406.jpg)
Chisos Mountains Lodge
![Window View Trail - Big Bend NP](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7856/40497989523_b8ae87cfe1.jpg)
Window View Trail - Big Bend NP
![Walking along the Window View Trail](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7825/33587657028_4267489889.jpg)
Walking along the Window View Trail
![Approaching Window View Trail Scenic Outlook](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7911/33587661158_63d6ea6e57.jpg)
Approaching Window View Trail Scenic Outlook
![“The Window” Panoramic View](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7831/47415602732_16763d1132.jpg)
“The Window” Panoramic View
![The Window - Big Bend National Park](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7819/46553209145_bb93989c4c.jpg)
The Window - Big Bend National Park
!["The Window" outlook](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7870/46745792374_f2f4cfced8.jpg)
"The Window" outlook
![The Window 16:9 - Big Bend NP](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7845/40502940893_c90c56818d.jpg)
The Window 16:9 - Big Bend NP
![Walking the Window View Trail](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7918/33606141458_e05a851fee.jpg)
Walking the Window View Trail
![Chisos Mountain Panoramic](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7891/47482775901_1ba2dcec47.jpg)
Chisos Mountain Panoramic
![Chisos Mountains Lodge](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7900/47429946952_21853eef3e.jpg)
Chisos Mountains Lodge
![Window Trail Sign](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7909/46573887515_142be690a4.jpg)
Window Trail Sign
![Chisos Basin Trailheads Sign](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7905/46573889345_47debc2dd6.jpg)
Chisos Basin Trailheads Sign
![Chisos Mountains](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7866/40523190973_3d5ebc56a2.jpg)
Chisos Mountains
![Chisos Mountains](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7895/47436277942_e8d36712b0.jpg)
Chisos Mountains
![Chisos Mountains Panoramic](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7925/47489148841_f42ce3102f.jpg)
Chisos Mountains Panoramic
![Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7854/40523205883_bed86897d9.jpg)
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
![Reverse View of "The Window"](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7925/47489163361_3312f51108.jpg)
Reverse View of "The Window"
![Cerro Castellan (Castolon Peak)](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7878/33617143358_cb02cc25a0.jpg)
Cerro Castellan (Castolon Peak)
![Remnants of a Volcano](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7813/46770389024_fe7a96c60c.jpg)
Remnants of a Volcano
![Big Bend Highway](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7832/47444080172_500568683d.jpg)
Big Bend Highway
![February Bluebonnets](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7857/47444083942_6a52dceabd.jpg)
February Bluebonnets
![Adobe Building - Castolon, Texas](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7841/32554901707_45fb5b231b.jpg)
Adobe Building - Castolon, Texas
![Adobe Building - Castolon, Texas](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7813/32554901957_971a849e4f.jpg)
Adobe Building - Castolon, Texas
![Cerro Castellan](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7927/47499702131_e3d329714f.jpg)
Cerro Castellan
![Cerro Castellan](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7804/46776069154_01391b744f.jpg)
Cerro Castellan
![Santa Elena Canyon](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7841/32557929487_6aecac6507.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon
![Santa Elena Canyon](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7811/40534086593_2a62209a0b.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon
![Hiking to Santa Elena Canyon](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7833/46585177385_2bd68ee322.jpg)
Hiking to Santa Elena Canyon
![Santa Elena Canyon](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7860/46585181055_c43ea1d831.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon
![Dipping their toes in the Rio Grande River](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7922/47500589541_ebcdb1832f.jpg)
Dipping their toes in the Rio Grande River
![Santa Elena Canyon](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7894/46586291345_9fe6bb9a7a.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon
![Looking into the Canyon](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7924/33625156098_8a4afec158.jpg)
Looking into the Canyon
![Zig Zag Trail](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7803/33625161048_a8bbed1f5f.jpg)
Zig Zag Trail
![Afternoon Light](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7858/46586565945_092c9945ed.jpg)
Afternoon Light
![Selfie for Instagram (Santa Elena Canyon)](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7818/40536048133_f425e3f7e1.jpg)
Selfie for Instagram (Santa Elena Canyon)
![Santa Elena Canyon Panoramic](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7848/46586725465_7e4c759721.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon Panoramic
![Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7852/46586936125_daccef28b4.jpg)
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
![Santa Elena Canyon in the rearview mirror](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7845/46586936685_7a629fab48.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon in the rearview mirror
![Big Bend NP Landscape](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7905/32560281077_2754982b62.jpg)
Big Bend NP Landscape
![Miles and Miles and Miles](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7832/46778737934_d13b0b9338.jpg)
Miles and Miles and Miles
![Moon over Rugged Big Bend](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7817/46778742004_3ace6014ab.jpg)
Moon over Rugged Big Bend
![Adobe Building in Castolon, Texas](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7839/46778757854_9861d70220.jpg)
Adobe Building in Castolon, Texas
![Young Photographer at Big Bend](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7910/46778765984_e094a7c56c.jpg)
Young Photographer at Big Bend
![On the Window View Trail](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7814/46778769634_a9dc3c7388.jpg)
On the Window View Trail
![Casa Grande Peak from the Window View Trail](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7867/47502451171_288016a889.jpg)
Casa Grande Peak from the Window View Trail
![Chisos Mountains](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7832/47449650322_c122440a7d.jpg)
Chisos Mountains
![She grabbed Dad's camera](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7907/47449652802_b8151ae76b.jpg)
She grabbed Dad's camera
![Big Bend NP Panoramic](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7847/40536387843_0c27ed976f.jpg)
Big Bend NP Panoramic
![Dorgan-Sublett Trailhead and ruins](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7810/47450443542_aff055c99c.jpg)
Dorgan-Sublett Trailhead and ruins
![Mountain Lion](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7914/32561092607_e1c8a59231.jpg)
Mountain Lion
![Books about Big Bend NP](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7803/40537208643_91659f04d6.jpg)
Books about Big Bend NP
![Castolon Post Office](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7809/32561099157_da4e61603c.jpg)
Castolon Post Office
![Santa Elena Canyon Trail sign](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7839/32561109147_2210d2a915.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon Trail sign
![Castolon Store located in a remote desert of West Texas](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7800/33626526578_999d03b302.jpg)
Castolon Store located in a remote desert of West Texas
![Castolon Visitors Center and Store](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7843/47450423512_9173e058c2.jpg)
Castolon Visitors Center and Store
![Santa Elena Canyon Tourists](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7850/33626536808_d82c90077c.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon Tourists
![Meet the Photographer](https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7907/33626738678_2d8b453ca5.jpg)
Meet the Photographer
![The Window 16:9 - Big Bend NP](https://farm66.static.flickr.com/65535/50622521276_6671483c74.jpg)
The Window 16:9 - Big Bend NP
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