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Ernst Tinaja is a section of Big Bend National Park where the limestone has been folded and refolded and eaten away. Click on a picture to enlarge it.
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West of Van Horn on I-10 there are some beautiful outcrops of metamorphosed, tilted, and very old rocks.
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On the way to Carlsbad Caverns from the Guadalupe Mountains we stopped at a gypsum outcrop that had incredible crenulations throughout it, as well as a cave.
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This is the view from the top of the scenic overlook in Davis Mountains State Park.
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We stopped at a rest stop with a great view of El Capitan and the Guadalupe Mountains. Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, is hidden behind El Capitan.
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