Guadalupe Mountains in Texas

From the park brochure:
"Guadalupe Mountains National Park preserves the rugged spirit and remote wilderness of the American West. Here, in the ancient Guadalupe Mountains that tower so majestically into the Texas sky, you can delight in grand vies, diverse landscapes, and small pleasures."

We visited the Frijole Ranch History Museum, hiked to the beautiful Smith Springs in the wind, and are now staying in a hotel outside of Carlsbad Caverns because the winds are expected to be 50 mph and it is Ken's B-Day.