+- +-

Advertisement

Accommodation Options
With everything there is to see and do in and around Big Bend National Park, the area has become one of the most cherished family-friendly vacation destinations in Texas. Lodging options are abundant, ranging from rustic to luxurious. Whether your family would prefer a campground, an authentic Texas ranch, a resort hotel or a vacation rental, you're sure to find it here. There are also plenty of timeshare resales and vacation homes for sale, for those interested in becoming an avid Bender!

Copyright Notice
All photographs and content posted by members are to be considered copyrighted by their respective owners and may not be used for any purposes, commercial or otherwise, without permission.
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Valle Vidal, NM  (Read 814 times)  Share 

Offline mountaindocdanny

  • Diamondback
  • *
  • Posts: 260
    • http://griffisfamilyoutdoors.blogspot.com
Valle Vidal, NM
« on: June 09, 2008, 12:49:15 PM »
I took two of the kids out there last weekend and we had a blast. As usual, it was empty. At the campground where we spent Friday night there were only 3 of probably 25 or 30 units occupied. While we only saw a few elk and none of the usual mule deer and turkey we did get to see a black bear.

For those who are not familiar with the area it is a 100,000 acre parcel of Carson NF considered by many to be the premier elk habitat in all of New Mexico. In fact hunting elk here is a once in a lifetime opportunity, if you draw once you are prohibited from entering the draw for that unit again. It is spectacularly beautiful with open grasslands and ponderosa forests on the east and spruce/fir and grassland on the west. It is relatively remote (access from the east is gained by following graveled roads for 30 miles through Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch) and this keeps it devoid of people. I was out there over Labor Day weekend 2 years ago and saw no one else out on the trail we were on.

griffisfamilyoutdoors.blogspot.com
Logged

Offline bdhawk133

  • Diamondback
  • *
  • Posts: 173
  • I'm ashamed of what I did for a Klondike bar...
    • Casa de Hawkins
Re: Valle Vidal, NM
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2008, 06:19:09 PM »
Great report!! It is an amazing place indeed! I spent last year's spring battling 4 feet of snow and freezing temps, but I still had a blast.

Logged
It has been discovered that research causes cancer in laboratory rats.
http://hawkinshaus.blogspot.com/

Offline homerboy2u

  • The Chipewa Cris tribe,Canada:
  • Mountain Lion
  • *
  • Posts: 5012
Re: Valle Vidal, NM
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2008, 07:02:50 PM »
Great trip report, but even better your pictures,Doc !!!...what awsome outdoors you have there.

One of my favorite pictures was this one:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_cpZRn2iP7TA/SEl8qjB46QI/AAAAAAAAA-A/tY-5su73T7w/s1600-h/Valle+Vidal+091.jpg

 and the other one, that i liked too:

http://bp3.blogger.com/_cpZRn2iP7TA/SEmCdmn-RMI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/btycDKmPiX4/s1600-h/Valle+Vidal+081.jpg

 Great bear shot... :eusa_clap:
Logged
Stay thirsty, my friends.

Offline bdann

  • Creosote
  • Mountain Lion
  • *
  • Posts: 1820
Re: Valle Vidal, NM
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2008, 02:28:21 PM »
beautiful photos Doc, I agree with Homero, that last photo in the set is priceless. 
Logged
WATER, It does a body good.
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Advertisement
Looking to plan an adventurous trip at the Big Bend National Park but have a distracting timeshare on the brain? Free yourself from the stress of trying to sell timeshares or cancel timeshares. The professionals at Transfer America will have you enjoying the entire Big Bend Region in Texas before you know it.

Advertisement