THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF TEXAS Tennant, Allender 1980 1st ed DJ (Tennant, Alan, Illustrated by Michael Allender)

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THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF TEXAS Tennant, Allender 1980 1st ed DJ
By Tennant, Alan, Illustrated by Michael Allender
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Univ. of Texas Press, Austin, 1980, 1st edition. 167 pp, 60 color photos & 12 drawings. A wonderful introduction to these mountains in western Texas. Spectacular photos and life-like drawings. Winner, of the Texas Institute of Letters annual award for best non-fiction book. Also honored as best designed book of the year. Large format hardcover with DJ, Fine.

Guadalupe Peak, Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Peak is the highest mountain in Texas (8,749 feet), just 10 miles from the New Mexico border and it may be climbed by a relatively easy 4.25 mile (one-way) trail that starts from the NPS campground near the main Guadalupe Mountains National Park visitor center. It is an interesting trip, passing different kinds of terrain and a variety of views along the route - of the central Pine Springs Canyon, the desert plains to the south, flatter, intermediate land within the mountains and finally the peak itself, visible only near the end. The total elevation gain is almost 3,000 feet.

Start of the Trail: Water is available at the trailhead, and there is a detailed map of the route, with a trail register. The path zig-zags steeply through cacti and shubbery above the campground to the foot of a steep cliff ridge, where it traverses northwards and diagonally up the ridge, rounds a false summit at the end then turns back south, gaining height steadily. After a while there are several good overlooks of the desert to the south and west. There is then another abrupt change in direction to the north, as the path becomes more wooded and enclosed. Flattish sections alternate with steeper parts with switchbacks until, 3 miles from the start, the trail reaches a wide level area with few trees and Guadalupe Peak comes into view for the first time. A primitive campsite is located nearby.

The Summit: The final 1.5 miles is along the edge of a canyon, across a footbridge over a deep gully then up to the peak. The last section is quite rocky but not difficult. The top has 270� views - only lower peaks to the north prevent seeing the full circle of the horizon. Salt flats stretch into the distance westwards, and the seemingly boundless Chihuahuan desert extends south and east, beyond the imposing outline of the El Capitan cliffs. Even at this elevation, cacti survive and were still in bloom in August when I visited - there were several groups of red-flowered echinocereus on the summit. The peak also has an obelisk, a monument to pioneers of the cross-country mail service - the famous Butterfield Overland stage route ran just south of the mountains.

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