We planned to turn south from Marathon and follow the road into the park. There's a service station at the junction, we topped off with diesel there (don't do it, it's way cheaper in the park!). There, in the parking lot, was the first Gulfstream Mako that we've seen on the entire trip. It's the little one (25 ft) so it's layed out a bit different, but other than that it was like looking in the mirror. The couple driving it were Canadians, they spoke mainly French. They were heading down the same road to the park, but we never saw them again.
Down in Big Bend we camped on the Rio Grand. One of the Texas folks felt he just had to make sure that everyone on both sides of the border knew that this is Texas, the Lone Star Republic.
The day we pulled into Big Bend the Mercury hit 97 degrees. Way too hot for comfort. No electrical service in the campground. Luckily the Yamaha generator powered the AC and cooled us down to something reasonable.
Our camp wasn't anything to write home about ... Luckily we did have a tree that shaded us from the worst of the heat.
The Rio Grand flooded last fall. The campground was flooded. The bridge crossing this wetlands was ripped apart. They're in process of repairing the damage.
Sunsets on the Sierra Carmen's east of camp were awesome. On top of the Sierra Carmen's there's a population of really small white tail deer they call Carmen Mountain Whitetail. We didn't make the top of the Sierra Carmen, but we did hike in the Chisos and I saw a small whitetail buck there. They are tiny by Rocky Mountain standards.
If you're interested, here's an NPS study on these deer:
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