14 Mar 2012 09.21.57 AM
Welcome to Part 2 in our series on "Hikes in Big Bend National Park." Today we are going to focus on the eastern region of the park and explore some of the popular hiking options in the Panther Junction and Rio Grande Village areas.
We'll begin with a few of the more easy hiking in Big Bend options and graduate up to the more intense ones.
Geologically, Grapevine Hills is a laccolith, a mushroom-shaped underground lava flow that domed the rocks above, and was later exposed by erosion. The resulting rock shapes are a delight to the imagination. This is a good morning or evening hike that can be very hot at mid-day in the summer because there is no shade.
Moderate Day Hikes (1-5 hours)