The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend There are no guardrails

There are no guardrails

There are no marked trails and no obvious landmarks

and a mountain that doesn’t need much help to make a statement

Fog and cloud cover are common at elevation

The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend There are no guardrailsMesa de Anguila, Big Bend National Park, Texas This photograph was made on the rim of Mesa de Anguila, looking out across a wide section of canyon as the Rio Grande curves through the desert below. The horizontal framing allowed the landscape to stretch outward, emphasizing distance, scale, and the slow movement of the river through layered terrain. A lone prickly pear sits near the edge of the rim, offset to one side of the frame. From this angle, it