Paddling the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park by Amy, Brent, Oakley & Austen Anslinger

Chris Landis along with Brent and Amy Anslinger and their two teenage daughters loaded up the van from frigid Ohio with 2 canoes,1 kayak and a boat load of gear and zipped down to Big Bend National Park in Texas.  They spent the final moons of a passing year paddling through Boquillas Canyon with Big Bend National Park in Texas on their port side and Mexico on the starboard with the International Boundary passing back and forth beneath their keel.  For four days on the river, this flotilla explored 40 miles of the Rio Grande as they paddled a remote section of this famous river leaving the services of Big Bend National Park behind and embracing the spectacular canyon walls, beautiful riverside campsites, and star studded skies downstream.  They will talk about the river logistics and highlights along with the pre and post river trip cultural curiosities including mountain hikes, hot springs, and a New Year’s Day trip to the town of Boquillas, Mexico which they reached by local row boat and donkey.  This crew squeezed in as much adventure in one week as is almost humanly possible while experiencing life on the border in this epic destination.