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Guadalupe Mountains National Park: McKittrick Canyon
McKittrick Canyon is a place that lies in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in the middle of nowhere, West Texas. Before I go into detail on this hike, I have a confession to make to all of you…I lived within a 40 minute drive to this hike – which is one of the top places to view fall colors in the whole state of Texas -for three years, and I never took advantage of it!!! Of course, I have the best of excuses, up to and including the fact that I DID drive allllll the way out to McKittrick Canyon at the height of the fall colors only to be turned away because…
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Guadalupe Peak: The Tallest Mountain in Texas!
I seriously debated titling this post “Guadalupe Peak: A Masochist’s Dream”, or even better, “Guadalupe Peak: What was almost my Grave.” In the end, however, I decided to stick to milk-toast “The Tallest Mountain in Texas”. It had a nicer ring to it. I would be willing to bet that many of Texas resident’s haven’t even heard of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, even though it’s home to the tallest point in the whole state, as well as the #1 place to see fall colors in the whole state. I know I sure never heard of it, and I spent my first 23 years there! Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies…
