Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park protects the world’s most extensive Permian fossil reef, the four highest peaks in Texas, and an environmentally diverse collection of flora and fauna. Plus, it’s kinda cool to see.

We were going to hike the Guadalupe Peak – the highest peak in Texas at 8,751 ft. – but it is a strenuous hike and with the high winds; we decided to pass this time.

Instead we took our new to us 4×4 Ram 1500 truck to Williams Ranch Road, a very bumpy 7.25 mile drive over what used to be the Butterfield Overland Mail Stage Line. It is surprising the mail ever got delivered and the west explored as it was an incredibly jarring drive.

Our new to us 2016 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel
Butterfield Overland Mail Company  ruins
Butterfield Trail Sign
Williams Ranch House
El Capitan Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains

Next stop will be Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

3 thoughts on “Guadalupe Mountains National Park

    1. again beautiful photos…you should enter some of these in a photo contest. Have fun and thanks for sharing.

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