[at-l] Big Bend hiking

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 06:00 PM 5/9/2005 -0400, Linda Benschop wrote:
>Has anyone on the list done any hiking at Big Bend National Park?  We will 
>be there soon and want to do some day hikes.  Jan really cannot do more 
>than that yet but we are looking forward to dayhiking there.  We will be 
>driving our motorhome in as it is small and handles real well on the 
>mountain roads. There are no hook-ups or anything else where we want to 
>hike.  But the area is so vast and we don't know what to expect.  Yes, we 
>have been reading but would love to hear some personal experience and 
>recommendations if anyone has hiked there.  We might possibly do an 
>overnight, with me carrying a pack for both of us, but we will see just 
>how hot it is first.  It was 95 degrees here in Austin today and I really 
>don't like it when it is that hot.
>
>I thought people were kidding when they said there were spiders here as 
>big as your hand.  But I just saw one and the were not.  WOW!!  Fuzzy 
>too.  Jan has a radio gig and we will stay in Austin another night or two, 
>then San Antonio for a while and then to Big Bend.  So please let us know 
>if anyone has any ideas.
>
>Hugs, Hummingbird

Hey, I'm going to Austin on Wednesday to visit my son & daughter-in-law.