{"id":1097,"date":"2011-04-30T11:07:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T11:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2012-04-08T12:28:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-08T12:28:06","slug":"mckittricks-canyon-guadeloupe-mtns-west-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=1097","title":{"rendered":"MCKITTRICK&#8217;S CANYON, GUADELOUPE MTNS., WEST TEXAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/GUADELOUPE-MTNS.-NATIONAL-PARK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1098\" title=\"GUADELOUPE MTNS. NATIONAL PARK\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/GUADELOUPE-MTNS.-NATIONAL-PARK-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/GUADELOUPE-MTNS.-NATIONAL-PARK-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/GUADELOUPE-MTNS.-NATIONAL-PARK-1024x744.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Day three of our West Texas sojourn saw us at the Guadeloupe Mountains National Park Headquarters. Weather was clear and hot as the extended drought continued. As it turned out the birding was a bit of a bust but the five mile loop in and out of the canyon proved a good tune up for future activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Dry-River-Guadeloupe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1102\" title=\"Dry River, Guadeloupe\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Dry-River-Guadeloupe-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Dry-River-Guadeloupe-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Dry-River-Guadeloupe-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dry river bed. The scenery alone made the trip worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Canyon-Guadeloupe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1103\" title=\"Canyon, Guadeloupe\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Canyon-Guadeloupe-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Canyon-Guadeloupe-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Canyon-Guadeloupe-681x1024.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More canyon views.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pratts-Cabin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1105\" title=\"Pratt's Cabin\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pratts-Cabin-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pratts-Cabin-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pratts-Cabin-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pratt&#8217;s cabin. The Pratt family donated the land to the National Park&#8217;s service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day three of our West Texas sojourn saw us at the Guadeloupe Mountains National Park Headquarters. Weather was clear and hot as the extended drought continued. 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