Big Bend National Park

undysworld · Post by **undysworld** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:47 pm

I got ya all beat!

You can't even GET there from here.

Well, WISCONSIN pinzgauer owners can't get there from here.

I'm glad to hear some of you guys are still able to be out having fun.

Paul

andy · Post by **andy** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:45 pm

Since August Mexico has had tons of rain. The main water shed for the Rio Grande River below El Paso is in Mexico and their reservoirs have filled up so they are releasing water. Lake Amistad which was probably close to 16-18 feet low in July is not full and they are releasing water from Amistad Dam at the rate of 500 cubic feet per second. Which in turn is causing relatively minor flooding below Del Rio. Here are some pics of what the Rio Grande River in and around Big Bend looked like recently.

http://www.bigbendgazette.com/blog/_arc ... 96046.html

Andy

andy · Post by **andy** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:49 pm

This is what the old building at the Hot Springs looked like back in June.

This is the area of the 2nd and 3 rd pictures in the article above.

Andy

texas pinzgauer · Post by **texas pinzgauer** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:03 am

Wow, I've been going out there for decades Andy and I've never seen anything like that! I hope there's not too much destruction associated with that volume of water.

andy · Post by **andy** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:01 am

No telling where the "new" river channel will be. According to the Park's daily report the entire river road is closed and you can't get to Rio Grande Village. At least it looks like the river is starting to drop a little.