The major portion of Big Bend National Park on the Rio Grand lies between two canyons, the Santa Elena on the west (upstream) and the
Boquillas on the east. The Santa Elena canyon is 1500 feet tall and only 30 feet wide at the base.
The Rio Grand as it exits the Santa Elena Canyon doesn't actually carry any Rio Grand water - by the time the Rio Grand hits El
Paso, it's dry. The Rio
Concho dumps it's water into the Rio Grand channel at
Presidio. So, by the time the river hits the Santa Elena Canyon, perhaps we should start calling it the Rio
Concho ...
On the eastern edge of Big Bend the river enter the
Boquillas Canyon.
Here, at the entrance to
Boquillas Canyon we encountered a group of young (teen age) kids and their guides who had attempted to float the river in canoes. A very strong wind (50-70 mph) blowing up the canyon prevented their progress. After a nasty night, during which their tents blew down, they decided to abort and portage their gear back upstream to the point shown here.
The major portion of Big Bend National Park on the Rio Grand lies between two canyons, the Santa Elena on the west (upstream) and the Boquillas on the east. The Santa Elena canyon is 1500 feet tall and only 30 feet wide at the base.
The Rio Grand as it exits the Santa Elena Canyon doesn't actually carry any Rio Grand water - by the time the Rio Grand hits El Paso, it's dry. The Rio Concho dumps it's water into the Rio Grand channel at Presidio. So, by the time the river hits the Santa Elena Canyon, perhaps we should start calling it the Rio Concho ...
On the eastern edge of Big Bend the river enter the Boquillas Canyon. 
Here, at the entrance to Boquillas Canyon we encountered a group of young (teen age) kids and their guides who had attempted to float the river in canoes. A very strong wind (50-70 mph) blowing up the canyon prevented their progress. After a nasty night, during which their tents blew down, they decided to abort and portage their gear back upstream to the point shown here.
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