Guadalupe Mountains National Park
from Bob Cantor's National Parks Photo Gallery
| A moderately difficult dayhike will take you up to McKittrick Ridge for an excellent view into McKittrick Canyon. |
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| This view of El Capitan was taken from near the top of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas. Getting there requires climbing 3000 feet in 4.2 miles (one way). |
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| Approaching the park from El Paso, this morning view of El Capitan was taken from a picnic area on the side of the road. |
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| A short hike through scenery like this will take you to Smith Spring, a beautiful oasis lined with maple trees and a bubbling brook. |
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| These flowers were blooming near Smith Spring. |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park is just an hours drive up the road. This is the Natural Entrance, a paved trail which drops 700 feet in 1.25 miles. You can take an elevator back up. |
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