The weather looks great next week, so I’m driving from new home in Santa Fe to Big Bend. I only have a couple of days for planning, so I’m hoping for some guidance from you folks.
It looks like the “Outer Mountain Loop” is the classic hike to start with, including the South Rim, and I’m finding a lot of information on this quite easily, pretty happy about this part.
But it’s a long drive, so I’d like to make a week of it. I’d like some suggestions about what to do for an additional 3-4 days. Could do another 1 or 2-nighter, could car camp and do long or short dayhikes, could just drive around for a day – really anything to hit the best spots for a first-time visitor.
Given water constraints, at least a couple of nights of car camping, or camping within a couple of miles of the car, will probably be involved. Any special recommendations for sites, around the Chisos before doing O-M-L, or elsewhere for afterwards?
Many thanks
Ralph
