Sounds like you had a good hike. Did you use the outfitter service that Copus was talking about in order to leave you car at your destination trailhead?
I ended up doing the Outer Mountain Loop at Big Bend, the week before last. It was awesome! I did it in three nights and four days. There were snow flurries falling in the desert when I was coming around the Chisos on Christmas Eve. I only saw two couples at the Homer Wilson Ranch and then started seeing some people near the Basin trailhead on my last day.
Happy New Year!
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Originally Posted by toejam
I just got back from the Rancherias loop. It was a great hike. I was solo. Spent the night at the adobe huts and also Rancherias Springs. I did a little extra-curricular hiking so 3 days was perfect. Never saw another person but saw tons of birds, some deer, javelina, rats, locust, evidence of wild asses. It was tough but not as much elevation gain as the Chisos Mtns. Not the views of the Chisos, but lots more solitude and the feel of the desert. 3 strong springs, one seep, and other places where water could have been found with some effort. It's quite warm in the sun, but I had a nice breeze and if you are fast and light the spring shouldn't be bad.
The park guys give you a map that's a piece of the 7.5 USGS quads with the trail marked. The trail is not on the USGS quads. The trail is not easy to follow, but it wasn't hard to follow either. I highly recommend this hike!
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