We drove to Presidio today so we could see the highly
recommended river road. It's said to be one of the most spectacular roads in America. It certainly is
stunning.
The Rio Grande next to TX highway FM 170 between Terlingua and Presidio.
Mountains north of FM 170 between Terlingua and Presidio.
The wind was ferocious. We stopped at a roadside picnic
area for lunch and had to use weights to stop everything from blowing away.
Picnic area with teepee windbreaks.
There's an extreme hill about half way between Terlingua and Presidio with a sign saying it's 15 degrees which is a really steep slope. Not a problem for
a regular vehicle but I'll bet there's been more than one unsuspecting RVer
having a near heart attack when reaching the crest and seeing the down slope on
the other side.
We drove across the bridge into Ojinaga (across from
Presidio) just so we could say we'd been in Mexico.
Not much going on as we entered Mexico.
A street vendor's set-up with lots of colorful wares.
Lots more people trying to get out of Mexico than into it.
Coming back across the border was funny. The Mexican border crossing attendant couldn't speak English (strange and inefficient) so we had a hard time understanding how much to pay. There were signs saying $24.00 and some other lesser amount, plus $4.00 and $.30 to walk across (??). The attendant finally said $3.25 so that's what we gave him. Then the electric sign changed to $45.00. We have no idea what was going on but were glad to get away with only a $3.25 toll.
There were numerous dips in the road which didn't look like a big deal to us. Then we figured out they were there to get rain water over to the river. They all had measuring posts so people would know how deep the water was before they tried to drive across it.
View of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park from Terlingua Ghost Town. It's a desolate-looking area but the residents love it. A few years ago friends of ours ran into a couple from Asheville who live here in the winter.
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