{"id":6120,"date":"2015-01-01T23:03:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T05:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?page_id=6120"},"modified":"2025-04-21T08:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:51:01","slug":"big-bend-np","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/big-bend-np\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bend Area Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6120\" class=\"elementor elementor-6120\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5827387 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5827387\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2bb82d\" data-id=\"b2bb82d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ff608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3ff608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Big Bend Area<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecd176d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecd176d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6728604\" data-id=\"6728604\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192c298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"192c298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #374151; font-family: S\u00f6hne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #f7f7f8;\">Welcome to my Big Bend Area Gallery. The Big Bend area is one of my favorite destinations in the State of Texas. Nestled within the Chihuahuan Desert, the area boasts two magnificent parks- the Big Bend National Park and the Big Bend Ranch State Park. Unlike other busy parks, these offer a tranquil escape and provide ample opportunities to capture breathtaking landscapes and native Texas wildflowers. I make it a point to visit the area every spring and fall to photograph the most popular spots and wildflowers. To view my collection of Texas wildflower photographs, please <a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/texas-wildflowers\/\">click here<\/a>. The Big Bend area is also a prime location for astrophotography, with its stunning night skies. Check out my collection of night sky photographs by <a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/night-sky-gallery\/\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e0934b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e0934b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c85c32b\" data-id=\"c85c32b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bbd5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"59bbd5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;show_all_galleries&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__titles-container e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\" aria-label=\"Gallery filter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"all\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAll\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2019\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2018\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2017\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2016\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-item elementor-gallery-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-gallery-index=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2015\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dsc01308-pano-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Chihuahuan Desert Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A Chihuahuan Desert Sunrise as seen from the Dorgan House in Big Bend National Park during the Spring of 2023.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTkzOTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcL2RzYzAxMzA4LXBhbm8tZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dsc01308-pano-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Light Painting, Night Photography\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160415-bbnp-maverick-road-mw-030-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Luna&#039;s Milky Way\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Milky Way Galaxy photographed with Luna&#039;s Jacal along Old Maverick Road in Big Bend NP in the spring of 2016. Lighting courtesy of a passing vehicle.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTM5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wOFwvMjAxNjA0MTUtYmJucC1tYXZlcmljay1yb2FkLW13LTAzMC1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160415-bbnp-maverick-road-mw-030-edit-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Milky Way, Old Maverick&#039;s Road\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-santa-elena-2-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Santa Elena Canyon\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Santa Elena Canyon photographed durimng the day in the fall of 2019.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUzMzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMTJcLzIwMTkxMjE3LXNhbnRhLWVsZW5hLTItZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-santa-elena-2-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Santa Elena Canyon\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180417-la-cuesta-sunset-an2-edit-e1524267272492.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sunset at La Cuesta\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A sunset at La Cuesta in the Big Bend Ranch State Park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwMDgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDRcLzIwMTgwNDE3LWxhLWN1ZXN0YS1zdW5zZXQtYW4yLWVkaXQtZTE1MjQyNjcyNzI0OTIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180417-la-cuesta-sunset-an2-edit-e1524267272492-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend Ranch State Park, LE, La Cuesta, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, Rio Grande, Silky Water, Sunset, Time Lapse\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180415-balanced-rock-sunrise-aa1-hdr-pano-edit-e1523831446292.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Balanced Rock Panorama\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A panorama of Balanced Rock in Big Bend National Park photographed in the spring of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5OTIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDRcLzIwMTgwNDE1LWJhbGFuY2VkLXJvY2stc3VucmlzZS1hYTEtaGRyLXBhbm8tZWRpdC1lMTUyMzgzMTQ0NjI5Mi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180415-balanced-rock-sunrise-aa1-hdr-pano-edit-e1523831446292-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Panorama, Panoramic, Sunrise, Sunrise Colors\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418-bbnp-santa-helena-sunset-an001-edit-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA2NTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMDRcLzIwMTYwNDE4LWJibnAtc2FudGEtaGVsZW5hLXN1bnNldC1hbjAwMS1lZGl0LTItMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418-bbnp-santa-helena-sunset-an001-edit-2-1-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240502-study-butte-vehicles-26-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Old Plymouth\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Old Plymouth\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA5MDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcLzIwMjQwNTAyLXN0dWR5LWJ1dHRlLXZlaGljbGVzLTI2LWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240502-study-butte-vehicles-26-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Night Photography, Old Vehicles, Stars, Study Butte\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230320-bbnp-chisos-in-the-fog-11-pano-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Foggy Chisos Mountains\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"fulton Beach Fishing Dock\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTkzNzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzIwMjMwMzIwLWJibnAtY2hpc29zLWluLXRoZS1mb2ctMTEtcGFuby1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230320-bbnp-chisos-in-the-fog-11-pano-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Chisos Mountain, Clouds, Fog, Snow\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151204-BBNP-Balanced-Rock-Sunrise-AQ-001-HDR-Edit-e1449965922617.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"BBNP - Balanced Rock\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Balanced Rock in Big Bend NP photographed at Sunrise during the fall of 2015.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ0OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8xMlwvMjAxNTEyMDQtQkJOUC1CYWxhbmNlZC1Sb2NrLVN1bnJpc2UtQVEtMDAxLUhEUi1FZGl0LWUxNDQ5OTY1OTIyNjE3LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151204-BBNP-Balanced-Rock-Sunrise-AQ-001-HDR-Edit-e1449965922617-750x501.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"501\" aria-label=\"Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4242-edit-e1478642787933.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Chimneys Trail\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzgwOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNVwvaW1nXzQyNDItZWRpdC1lMTQ3ODY0Mjc4NzkzMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_4242-edit-e1478642787933-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418-BBNP-Santa-Helena-Sunset-AP001-HDR-e1462047584283.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Castelon Mountain - BBNP\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzY1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNFwvMjAxNjA0MTgtQkJOUC1TYW50YS1IZWxlbmEtU3Vuc2V0LUFQMDAxLUhEUi1lMTQ2MjA0NzU4NDI4My5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418-BBNP-Santa-Helena-Sunset-AP001-HDR-e1462047584283-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Cactus apple, Castelon Mountain, Moon, Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. engelmannii, Prickly Pear Cactus\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160417-bbnp-castolon-hut-mw-017-edit-3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Alvino House Milky Way\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Milky Way Galaxy photographed near the Castolon Ranger Station in Big Bend NP in the spring of 2016.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTM0MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wOFwvMjAxNjA0MTctYmJucC1jYXN0b2xvbi1odXQtbXctMDE3LWVkaXQtMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160417-bbnp-castolon-hut-mw-017-edit-3-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Alvino House, Big Bend National Park, Castolon Hut, Milky Way\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230321-bbnp-lost-mine-trail-q01-hdr-pano-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The Saddle at Lost Mine Trail\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"I had the opportunityh to photograph the Saddle at Lost Mine Trail during my trip to Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2023.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTkzMTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzIwMjMwMzIxLWJibnAtbG9zdC1taW5lLXRyYWlsLXEwMS1oZHItcGFuby1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230321-bbnp-lost-mine-trail-q01-hdr-pano-edit-750x422.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"422\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Lost Mine Trail\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180415-balanced-rock-milky-way-15-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Milky Way over Balanced Rock\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Milky Way over Balanced Rock in Big Bend National park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ3NTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDNcLzIwMTgwNDE1LWJhbGFuY2VkLXJvY2stbWlsa3ktd2F5LTE1LWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180415-balanced-rock-milky-way-15-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Milky Way, Stars\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161117-south-rim-sunrise-bd05-pano-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"South Rim Panorama\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"South Rim panorama in Big Bend NP photographed in the fall of 2016.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA2MTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMTJcLzIwMTYxMTE3LXNvdXRoLXJpbS1zdW5yaXNlLWJkMDUtcGFuby0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161117-south-rim-sunrise-bd05-pano-2-750x212.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"212\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, South Rim, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160417-BBNP-Chimneys-Trail-Sunrise-BE003-Edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sunrise on Chimney&#039;s Trail\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise on Chimney&#039;s Trail in Big Bend NP photographed in the spring of 2016.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzUyNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNFwvMjAxNjA0MTctQkJOUC1DaGltbmV5cy1UcmFpbC1TdW5yaXNlLUJFMDAzLUVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160417-BBNP-Chimneys-Trail-Sunrise-BE003-Edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Chimney&#039;s Trail, Starburst, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150413-Ernst-Tinaja-Sunrise-ALb.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ernst Tinaja Reflection\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ernst Tinaja in Big Bend National Park photographed at sunrise in the spring of 2015.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8wOFwvMjAxNTA0MTMtRXJuc3QtVGluYWphLVN1bnJpc2UtQUxiLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150413-Ernst-Tinaja-Sunrise-ALb-498x750.jpg\" data-width=\"498\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dsc01274-pano-edit-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Milky Way Over Dorgan House\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"I captured this full Milky Way Galaxy over Dorgan House during my visit to Big Bend National Park in the Spring of 2023.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjAzOTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcL2RzYzAxMjc0LXBhbm8tZWRpdC0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dsc01274-pano-edit-2-750x390.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"390\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Light Painting, Night Photography\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150412-Big-Bend-NP-Sunset-BA.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Flowering Desert Floor\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Flowering desert floor in Big Bend NP photographed at sunset in the spring of 2015.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzE2NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8wOFwvMjAxNTA0MTItQmlnLUJlbmQtTlAtU3Vuc2V0LUJBLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150412-Big-Bend-NP-Sunset-BA-750x501.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"501\" aria-label=\"Flowering Desert Floor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180418-hoo-doos-mw-04-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hoo-Doo Milky Way\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Milky Way over hoo-doos in the Big Bend Ranch State Park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ3OTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDNcLzIwMTgwNDE4LWhvby1kb29zLW13LTA0LWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180418-hoo-doos-mw-04-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend Ranch State Park, Hoo-Doos, Light Painting, Milky Way, Night Photography\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190402-balanced-rock-sunrise-pano.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Balanced Rock Panorama\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A panorama of Balanced Rock in Big Bend National Parik. Photographed in the spring of 2019.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ4OTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDRcLzIwMTkwNDAyLWJhbGFuY2VkLXJvY2stc3VucmlzZS1wYW5vLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190402-balanced-rock-sunrise-pano-750x422.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"422\" aria-label=\"Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Panorama, Panoramic, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170829-rgv-nature-trail-ap02-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rio Grande Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A Rio Grande Sunset photographed in the Big Bend National Park in the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3ODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDhcLzIwMTcwODI5LXJndi1uYXR1cmUtdHJhaWwtYXAwMi1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170829-rgv-nature-trail-ap02-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171205-hen-egg-mountain-cr1-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"West Texas Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A colorful west Texas sunset photographed form Hen Egg Mountain in the fall of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzNzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTJcLzIwMTcxMjA1LWhlbi1lZ2ctbW91bnRhaW4tY3IxLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171205-hen-egg-mountain-cr1-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Brewster County, Hen Egg Mountain, North County Road\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150414-Big-Bend-NP-Big-Hill-Sunset-BT.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Big HIll Sunset - Big Bend National Park\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8wN1wvMjAxNTA0MTQtQmlnLUJlbmQtTlAtQmlnLUhpbGwtU3Vuc2V0LUJULmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150414-Big-Bend-NP-Big-Hill-Sunset-BT-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20161113-castallon-mountain-moonrise-al3-edit-e1480608245274.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Moonrise over Castellon\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA1NTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMTFcLzIwMTYxMTEzLWNhc3RhbGxvbi1tb3VudGFpbi1tb29ucmlzZS1hbDMtZWRpdC1lMTQ4MDYwODI0NTI3NC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20161113-castallon-mountain-moonrise-al3-edit-e1480608245274-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Castelon Mountain\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170406-mule-ears-milky-way-27e.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Milky Way over Mule Ears\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Milky Way Galaxy over Mule Ears in Big Bend National Park photographed at 5:00AM in the Spring of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIwMTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDRcLzIwMTcwNDA2LW11bGUtZWFycy1taWxreS13YXktMjdlLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170406-mule-ears-milky-way-27e-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Milky Way over Mule Ears\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170829-hot-springs-building-21-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hot Springs General Store\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Hot Springs General Store in Big Bend National Park photographed in the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4MjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDlcLzIwMTcwODI5LWhvdC1zcHJpbmdzLWJ1aWxkaW5nLTIxLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170829-hot-springs-building-21-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170827-chisos-sunset-23-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Agaves and the Chisos\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"I photographed these Agaves agains the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park in the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4MDAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDlcLzIwMTcwODI3LWNoaXNvcy1zdW5zZXQtMjMtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170827-chisos-sunset-23-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190402-la-cuesta-sunset-211-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rio Grande at Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Rio Grande at Sunset. Photographed from La Cuesta in Big Bend Ranch State Park during the spring of 2019.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDRcLzIwMTkwNDAyLWxhLWN1ZXN0YS1zdW5zZXQtMjExLWhkci1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190402-la-cuesta-sunset-211-hdr-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend Ranch State Park, LE, La Cuesta, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, ND Filters, Sunset, Time Lapse\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20150414-big-bend-np-glen-springs-sunrise-bw001-edit2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Flowering Ocotillo\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A Flowering Ocotillo against the backdrop of Nugent Mountain in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2015.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMxNTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTFcLzIwMTUwNDE0LWJpZy1iZW5kLW5wLWdsZW4tc3ByaW5ncy1zdW5yaXNlLWJ3MDAxLWVkaXQyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20150414-big-bend-np-glen-springs-sunrise-bw001-edit2-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20161116-balanced-rock-sunrise-aia01-hdr-pano-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Grapevine Hills Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise along Grapevine Hills in the Big Bend National Park photographed in the fall of 2016.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3NTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDhcLzIwMTYxMTE2LWJhbGFuY2VkLXJvY2stc3VucmlzZS1haWEwMS1oZHItcGFuby1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20161116-balanced-rock-sunrise-aia01-hdr-pano-edit-750x434.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"434\" aria-label=\"Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150416-Big-Bend-NP-Lost-Mine-Trail-Sunrise-AQ.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Lost Mine Trail Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Juniper Canyon in Big Bend NP photographed along the Lost Mine Trail during the spring of 2015.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8wN1wvMjAxNTA0MTYtQmlnLUJlbmQtTlAtTG9zdC1NaW5lLVRyYWlsLVN1bnJpc2UtQVEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150416-Big-Bend-NP-Lost-Mine-Trail-Sunrise-AQ-501x750.jpg\" data-width=\"501\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161117-south-rim-sunrise-av3-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"South Rim Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise photographed from the South Rim in Big Bend National Park during the fall of 2016.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA1ODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMTJcLzIwMTYxMTE3LXNvdXRoLXJpbS1zdW5yaXNlLWF2My1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161117-south-rim-sunrise-av3-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, South Rim, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230320-bbrsp-la-cuesta-river-access-06-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"La Cuesta Sunset in the Big Bend Ranch State Park, photographed in the spring of 2023.\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"La Cuesta Sunset\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjAyODEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzIwMjMwMzIwLWJicnNwLWxhLWN1ZXN0YS1yaXZlci1hY2Nlc3MtMDYtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230320-bbrsp-la-cuesta-river-access-06-edit-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend Ranch State Park, LE, La Cuesta River Access, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, ND Filters, Silky Water, Time Lapse\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-BBNP-Chisos-Sunset-AO001-HDR-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20160414-BBNP-Chisos-Sunset-AO001-HDR.jpg\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzcyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNFwvMjAxNjA0MTQtQkJOUC1DaGlzb3MtU3Vuc2V0LUFPMDAxLUhEUi0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-BBNP-Chisos-Sunset-AO001-HDR-2-750x296.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"296\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-BBNP-Chisos-Sunset-AO001-HDR.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Chisos Mountain Range - BBNP\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzcxNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE2XC8wNFwvMjAxNjA0MTQtQkJOUC1DaGlzb3MtU3Vuc2V0LUFPMDAxLUhEUi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-BBNP-Chisos-Sunset-AO001-HDR-750x296.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"296\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Chisos Mountain, Sunset\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180416-alvino-house-mw-03-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Alvino House Milky Way\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Milky Way over the Alvino House near the Castolon Ranger Station in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ3NjUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDNcLzIwMTgwNDE2LWFsdmluby1ob3VzZS1tdy0wMy1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180416-alvino-house-mw-03-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Alvino House, Big Bend National Park, Light Painting, Milky Way, Night Photography\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190404-hot-springs-trail-overlook-205-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hot Springs Trail Overlook\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise along the Hot Spring Trail in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2019.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUwMDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDVcLzIwMTkwNDA0LWhvdC1zcHJpbmdzLXRyYWlsLW92ZXJsb29rLTIwNS1oZHItZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190404-hot-springs-trail-overlook-205-hdr-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Hot Springs Trail, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150413-Big-Bend-NP-Rio-Grande-Sunset-BL.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sunset on the Rio Grande\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8wN1wvMjAxNTA0MTMtQmlnLUJlbmQtTlAtUmlvLUdyYW5kZS1TdW5zZXQtQkwuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150413-Big-Bend-NP-Rio-Grande-Sunset-BL-750x606.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"606\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20170406-castellan-sunrise-ae2-edit-e1510004167207.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Castellan Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise on Castellan Mountain in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMxMjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTFcLzIwMTcwNDA2LWNhc3RlbGxhbi1zdW5yaXNlLWFlMi1lZGl0LWUxNTEwMDA0MTY3MjA3LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20170406-castellan-sunrise-ae2-edit-e1510004167207-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Sunrise, Sunrise Colors, castellan Mountain\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161117-south-rim-sunrise-bh01-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"South Rim View\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA2MDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMTJcLzIwMTYxMTE3LXNvdXRoLXJpbS1zdW5yaXNlLWJoMDEtaGRyLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161117-south-rim-sunrise-bh01-hdr-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, South Rim, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170831-lost-mine-trail-sunrise-i1-pano-edit-e1505491164610.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Juniper Canyon Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise on Juniper Canyon in Big Bend National Park photographed in the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4NzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDlcLzIwMTcwODMxLWxvc3QtbWluZS10cmFpbC1zdW5yaXNlLWkxLXBhbm8tZWRpdC1lMTUwNTQ5MTE2NDYxMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170831-lost-mine-trail-sunrise-i1-pano-edit-e1505491164610-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Lost Mine Trail, Sunrise, Sunrise Colors\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230320-big-hill-sunset-a01-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sunset over the Rio Grande\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"I captured this sunset over the Rio Grande near La Cuesta in Big Bend Ranch State Park during the spring of 2023.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTkzMjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzIwMjMwMzIwLWJpZy1oaWxsLXN1bnNldC1hMDEtaGRyLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230320-big-hill-sunset-a01-hdr-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend Ranch State Park, Big Hill, Sunset\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4,5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20171203-lost-mine-trail-saddle-av-pano-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Juniper Canyon Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise on Juniper Canyon in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the Fall of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0MDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDFcLzIwMTcxMjAzLWxvc3QtbWluZS10cmFpbC1zYWRkbGUtYXYtcGFuby1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20171203-lost-mine-trail-saddle-av-pano-edit-750x453.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"453\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Lost Mine Trail, Sunrise, Sunset Colors\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171207-big-bend-snowfall-094-edit-e1512700243751.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"West Texas Snowfall\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A West Texas Snowfall photographed upon my return from Big Bend Natioal Park in the fall of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMyNTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTJcLzIwMTcxMjA3LWJpZy1iZW5kLXNub3dmYWxsLTA5NC1lZGl0LWUxNTEyNzAwMjQzNzUxLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171207-big-bend-snowfall-094-edit-e1512700243751-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend, Snowfall, Snowy\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20150414-big-bend-np-glen-springs-sunrise-bs001-edit-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Colorful Desert\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Big Bend National Park duiring an unusual rainy season in the spring of 2015. The colorful desert floor is an unusal event.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMxNzEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTFcLzIwMTUwNDE0LWJpZy1iZW5kLW5wLWdsZW4tc3ByaW5ncy1zdW5yaXNlLWJzMDAxLWVkaXQtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20150414-big-bend-np-glen-springs-sunrise-bs001-edit-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20150414-Big-Bend-NP-Glen-Springs-Sunrise-BE.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Nugent Mountain\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Nugent Mountain in Big Bend National Park photographed at sunrise during the spring of 2015.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDkyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8xMVwvMjAxNTA0MTQtQmlnLUJlbmQtTlAtR2xlbi1TcHJpbmdzLVN1bnJpc2UtQkUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20150414-Big-Bend-NP-Glen-Springs-Sunrise-BE-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181115-dorgan-house-15-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Night Sky Over Dorgan House\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The night sky over Dorgan House was taken during my fall trip to Big Bend National Park in 2018. 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Photographed in the fall of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMyNTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTJcLzIwMTcxMjA0LWRvcmdhbi1ob3VzZS1zdW5zZXQtYmkyLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171204-dorgan-house-sunset-bi2-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Dorgan House\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151204-BBNP-Badlands-Sunset-AH-001-Edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Badlands\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The &quot;Badlands&quot; area of Big Bend NP photographed at sunset during the fall of 2015.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8xMlwvMjAxNTEyMDQtQkJOUC1CYWRsYW5kcy1TdW5zZXQtQUgtMDAxLUVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151204-BBNP-Badlands-Sunset-AH-001-Edit-750x280.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"280\" aria-label=\"Badlands, Big Bend National Park, Sunset\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150415-Big-Bend-NP-Castelon-Night-Sky-AA061-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Milky Way at Castelon\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Milky Way near the Castelon Mountain in Big Bend NP photographed the springof 2015. My first Milky Way shot.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8wOFwvMjAxNTA0MTUtQmlnLUJlbmQtTlAtQ2FzdGVsb24tTmlnaHQtU2t5LUFBMDYxLTIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150415-Big-Bend-NP-Castelon-Night-Sky-AA061-2-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Milky Way at Castelon\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323-balanced-rock-mw-06-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The Milky Way Over Balanced Rock\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Milky Way over Balanced Rock in Big Bend National Park photographed in the spring of 2023.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA2MjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzIwMjMwMzIzLWJhbGFuY2VkLXJvY2stbXctMDYtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323-balanced-rock-mw-06-edit-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Milky Way, Night Photography, Stars\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171204-dorgan-house-night-47-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Moon over Chisos\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A full moon rising over the Chisos mountains in the fall of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzOTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTJcLzIwMTcxMjA0LWRvcmdhbi1ob3VzZS1uaWdodC00Ny1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171204-dorgan-house-night-47-edit-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Dorgan House\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190401-ocotillo-field-142-hdr-pano-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Chihuahuan Desert Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A Chihuahuan Desert Sunset in Big Bend National Park. Photographed just off of the main park road in the spring of 2019.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5MzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDRcLzIwMTkwNDAxLW9jb3RpbGxvLWZpZWxkLTE0Mi1oZHItcGFuby1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190401-ocotillo-field-142-hdr-pano-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Ocotillo Field, Sunset, Sunset Colors\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-a01-hdr-pano-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ernst Tinaja Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise at Erns Tinaja in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the fall of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ1MzcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMTFcLzIwMTgxMTE1LWVybnN0LXRpbmFqYS1hMDEtaGRyLXBhbm8tZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-a01-hdr-pano-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Ernst Tinaja, Panorama, Panoramic, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170828-big-hill-sunset-bi2-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sunset on the Rio Grande\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Another sunset on the Rio Grande in the Big Bend Ranch State Park, photographed in the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4MDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDlcLzIwMTcwODI4LWJpZy1oaWxsLXN1bnNldC1iaTItaGRyLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170828-big-hill-sunset-bi2-hdr-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150415-Big-Bend-NP-Santa-Helena-Canyon-Sunrise-CF.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Santa Helena Canyon - Flowering Ocotillo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8wOFwvMjAxNTA0MTUtQmlnLUJlbmQtTlAtU2FudGEtSGVsZW5hLUNhbnlvbi1TdW5yaXNlLUNGLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150415-Big-Bend-NP-Santa-Helena-Canyon-Sunrise-CF-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20160418-bbnp-santa-helena-sunset-ai003-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Dry Riverbed\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyOTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMTFcLzIwMTYwNDE4LWJibnAtc2FudGEtaGVsZW5hLXN1bnNldC1haTAwMy1oZHItZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20160418-bbnp-santa-helena-sunset-ai003-hdr-edit-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161114-badlands-sunset-aaa2-pano.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Badlands Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The &quot;Badlands&quot; area of Big Bend NP photographed at sunset during the fall of 2016.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA2NTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMTJcLzIwMTYxMTE0LWJhZGxhbmRzLXN1bnNldC1hYWEyLXBhbm8uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161114-badlands-sunset-aaa2-pano-750x321.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"321\" aria-label=\"Badlands, Big Bend National Park, Moonrise, Sunset\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180418-old-movie-set-mw-14-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Crowtown Movie Set\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The only remaining building of the Crowtown Movie Set in Big Bend Ranch State Park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ3OTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDNcLzIwMTgwNDE4LW9sZC1tb3ZpZS1zZXQtbXctMTQtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180418-old-movie-set-mw-14-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend Ranch State Park, Crowtown Movie Set, Light Painting, Milky Way, Night Photography\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323-balanced-rock-panorama-a31-hdr-pano-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Balanced Rock Sunrise Panorama\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A panorama of Balanced Rock at sunrise located in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2023.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA1ODgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzIwMjMwMzIzLWJhbGFuY2VkLXJvY2stcGFub3JhbWEtYTMxLWhkci1wYW5vLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323-balanced-rock-panorama-a31-hdr-pano-edit-750x315.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"315\" aria-label=\"Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Panorama, Panoramic, Starburst, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170405-hodoos-ax01-edit-2-e1491872387180.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hoodoo at Sunrise\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"One of the Hoodoos at the Big Bend Ranch State Park photographed at sunrise during the spring of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE5ODksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDRcLzIwMTcwNDA1LWhvZG9vcy1heDAxLWVkaXQtMi1lMTQ5MTg3MjM4NzE4MC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170405-hodoos-ax01-edit-2-e1491872387180-500x750.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250417-la-cuesta-38-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Big Bend Ranch - La Cuesta Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Big Bend Ranch - La Cuesta Sunset\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwMzMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcLzIwMjUwNDE3LWxhLWN1ZXN0YS0zOC1oZHItZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250417-la-cuesta-38-hdr-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend Ranch State Park, La Cuesta, Sunset\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190402-la-cuesta-sunset-097-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"La Cuesta Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunset at La Cuesta located along highway 170 in the Big Bend Ranch State Park. Photogrpahed in the spring of 2019.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUwODAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDVcLzIwMTkwNDAyLWxhLWN1ZXN0YS1zdW5zZXQtMDk3LWhkci1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190402-la-cuesta-sunset-097-hdr-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend Ranch State Park, LE, La Cuesta, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, ND Filters, Sunset, Time Lapse\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190402-balanced-rock-sunrise.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sunrise on Balanced Rock\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A sunrise on Balanced Rock along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2019.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ4OTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDRcLzIwMTkwNDAyLWJhbGFuY2VkLXJvY2stc3VucmlzZS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190402-balanced-rock-sunrise-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Panorama, Panoramic, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250416-ocotillo-field-sunset-34-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Big Bend Ocotillo\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Big Bend Ocotillo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwNDEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcLzIwMjUwNDE2LW9jb3RpbGxvLWZpZWxkLXN1bnNldC0zNC1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250416-ocotillo-field-sunset-34-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Ocotillo Field, Sunset\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151206-BBNP-Mule-Ears-Sunset-AJ-001-Pano-Edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"BBNP - Mule Ears\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQyNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RrYWhsZXIuY29tXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE1XC8xMlwvMjAxNTEyMDYtQkJOUC1NdWxlLUVhcnMtU3Vuc2V0LUFKLTAwMS1QYW5vLUVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151206-BBNP-Mule-Ears-Sunset-AJ-001-Pano-Edit-750x152.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"152\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Mule Ears, Sunset\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170827-ocotillo-field-sunset-ae02-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Lechuguilla Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Lechuguilla Sunset photographed in Big Bend National Park in the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3NzUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDhcLzIwMTcwODI3LW9jb3RpbGxvLWZpZWxkLXN1bnNldC1hZTAyLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170827-ocotillo-field-sunset-ae02-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170830-terlingua-ghost-town-16-edit-e1504662753480.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Perry Schoolhouse\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Perry Schoolhouse in Terlingua, TX photographed at night during the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4MjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDlcLzIwMTcwODMwLXRlcmxpbmd1YS1naG9zdC10b3duLTE2LWVkaXQtZTE1MDQ2NjI3NTM0ODAuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170830-terlingua-ghost-town-16-edit-e1504662753480-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Ghost Town, Terlingua\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171205-dorgan-house-sunrise-ap1-hdr-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"A View of Santa Elena\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A View of Santa Elena Canyon from the Dorgan House on a nearby hill. Photographed at sunrise during the fall of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMyNDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTJcLzIwMTcxMjA1LWRvcmdhbi1ob3VzZS1zdW5yaXNlLWFwMS1oZHItZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171205-dorgan-house-sunrise-ap1-hdr-edit-750x563.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"563\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Dorgan House, Sunrise, Sunset Colors\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4,5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171204-dorgan-house-sunset-af1-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"View of Castellon\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A view of Castellon Mountain at Sunset  from the Dorgan House in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the fall of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5MjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDNcLzIwMTcxMjA0LWRvcmdhbi1ob3VzZS1zdW5zZXQtYWYxLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171204-dorgan-house-sunset-af1-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Dorgan House\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171205-dorgan-house-sunrise-be2-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"A Window to Castellon\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A Window to Castellon Mountain in Big Bend National Park. Photographed at sunrise in the spring of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMyNTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMTJcLzIwMTcxMjA1LWRvcmdhbi1ob3VzZS1zdW5yaXNlLWJlMi1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171205-dorgan-house-sunrise-be2-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Dorgan House, Sunrise, Sunset Colors\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161115-glen-springs-sunrise-aa5-pano-edit-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Nugent Mountain &amp; The Chisos Basin\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Nugent Mountain &amp; The Chisos Basin in Big Bend NP photographed at sunrise and moonset during the fall of 2016.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA3OTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMTJcLzIwMTYxMTE1LWdsZW4tc3ByaW5ncy1zdW5yaXNlLWFhNS1wYW5vLWVkaXQtMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161115-glen-springs-sunrise-aa5-pano-edit-2-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Glen Springs, Sunrise\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170828-abandoned-movie-set-25-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Old Movie Set\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Old Movie Set near the Big Bend Ranch State Park, photographed in the summer of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4NDEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDlcLzIwMTcwODI4LWFiYW5kb25lZC1tb3ZpZS1zZXQtMjUtZWRpdC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OWJiZDVmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170828-abandoned-movie-set-25-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180417-dorgan-house-sunrise-aia1-pano-edit-e1525219388544.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sunrise at Dorgan House\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunrise at Dorgan House in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwMzYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDRcLzIwMTgwNDE3LWRvcmdhbi1ob3VzZS1zdW5yaXNlLWFpYTEtcGFuby1lZGl0LWUxNTI1MjE5Mzg4NTQ0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180417-dorgan-house-sunrise-aia1-pano-edit-e1525219388544-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Dorgan House, Dorgan-Sublett Trail, Sunrise, Sunrise Colors\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170407-big-hill-sunrise-ana01-pano-2-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Big Hill Sunrise Panorama\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"&quot;Big Hill&quot; is located east of the town of Terlingua, TX on highway 170. I photographed this sunrise panorama from a lookout near the highway in the spring of 2017.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIwNTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxN1wvMDRcLzIwMTcwNDA3LWJpZy1oaWxsLXN1bnJpc2UtYW5hMDEtcGFuby0yLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170407-big-hill-sunrise-ana01-pano-2-edit-750x422.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"422\" aria-label=\"Big Hill, Panorama, Panoramic, Startburst, Sunrise, Sunrise Colors\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181111-la-cuesta-15-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"La Cuesta Sunset\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sunset in La Cuesta, located in the Big Bend Ranch State Park. Photographed in the fall of 2018.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ0OTIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMTFcLzIwMTgxMTExLWxhLWN1ZXN0YS0xNS1lZGl0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5YmJkNWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181111-la-cuesta-15-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"Big Bend State Park, La Cuesta, Long Exposure Photography\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-bbnp-dorgan-house-25-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The Big Dipper over Dorgan House in Big Bend National park, photographed in the spring of 2023.\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Big Dipper over Dorgan House\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA2NDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzIwMjMwMzIyLWJibnAtZG9yZ2FuLWhvdXNlLTI1LWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322-bbnp-dorgan-house-25-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-width=\"563\" data-height=\"750\" aria-label=\"Big Bend National Park, Big Dipper, Dorgan House, Light Painting, Night Photography\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" data-e-gallery-tags=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161114-badlands-moonset-ap1-edit.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"59bbd5f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Moonset Over Terlingua\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA4MDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90a2FobGVyLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxNlwvMTJcLzIwMTYxMTE0LWJhZGxhbmRzLW1vb25zZXQtYXAxLWVkaXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTliYmQ1ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161114-badlands-moonset-ap1-edit-750x422.jpg\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"422\" aria-label=\"Badlands, Big Bend National Park, Full Moon\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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