{"id":15321,"date":"2019-12-18T00:01:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T06:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?p=15321"},"modified":"2023-04-03T12:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T17:12:26","slug":"the-road-to-the-chisos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/the-road-to-the-chisos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road to The Chisos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! It&#8217;s been a long time since I have posted a photo. My apologies for not posting more frequently. My executive coaching practice has kept me quite busy and photography has taken a back seat.\u00a0 Until this week, that is. I&#8217;m now in Big Bend NP for my annual fall trip with some of my photography friends. The conditions so far have not been ideal for photography but a cold front today changed things for the better.<\/p>\n<p>This photograph was taken literally on the road to the Chisos Basin. This road leads to one of the most scenic areas of the park and it is home to the Chisos Mountains Lodge, the Chisos Basin Campground and to some of the best trails in the area. The drive to the Basin is also one of the most beautiful drives in the park. The change in elevation is accompanied by changes in vegetation from high-desert cacti to pine forests. I highly recommend visiting the park and especially visiting the Chisos Basin<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15317\" style=\"width: 1125px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/on-the-road-to-the-chisos\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1125,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Terry B. Kahler&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On The Road to The Chisos&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1576591221&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Terry B. Kahler 2019&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;This photograph was captured along the Basin Junction Road during a trip to Big Bend National Park during the fall of 2019.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"On The Road to The Chisos\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This photograph was captured along the Basin Junction Road during a trip to Big Bend National Park during the fall of 2019.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;On The Road to The Chisos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15317\" src=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit.jpg\" alt=\"On The Road to The Chisos\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Road to the Chisos Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This image was taken with my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/canon-eos-5d-mark-iv\/\">Canon EOS 5D Mark IV<\/a>\u00a0using my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/irix-15mm-f24\/\">IRIX 15mm f\/2.4 Blackstone Len.<\/a> \u00a0The camera was set on Manual mode with the aperture set at f\/8, shutter speed at 1\/2,500th of a second and the ISO set at 100. I hand-held the camera so I could move quickly in the event of a vehicle. This is a single image processed using Lightroom and completed in Photoshop using Nik Color Efex Pro.<\/p>\n<p>You can see my gallery for\u00a0the West Texas area including Big Bend by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/big-bend-np\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1438517270490.png\" alt=\"T. Kahler Photography\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2019 T. Kahler Photography<\/p>\n<p>PS: Please don\u2019t reply to this message as it will not reach me. Either post a comment or forward your response to my email address (terry@tkahler.com).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Road to the Chisos Basin is one of the most scenic roads in the Big Bend National Park. 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