The Window

This is a view of the Window, a gap in the surrounding walls of the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park. All the water from the basin flows out through this gap and over a cliff. Later in our stay we would hike to the Window, but on this occasion we were hiking to the south rim of the Chisos Basin, an all-day hike. The photo also includes examples of Sotol, a common desert plant, and of Engelmann's Prickly Pear.