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Thankful for the Memories

By: Christena July 21, 2024July 21, 2024

Etc.Billy the Kid, climbing, Hiking, Llano Estacado, Memories, Nature, Poetry, Thankful, Travel2 Comments

One of the ladies in this photo asked me if I still had it. She wanted to share this photo with the other lady’s son. First, let me say it is a miracle I found the photograph folder this image was in. Second, the memories it brought back are priceless. I remember riding in a…

Guadalupe Mountains fall colors Texas

Fall Colors at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

By: Christena October 26, 2016August 26, 2018

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Photograph – ©Christena Stephens Photography

Hiking Upper Canyon Trail at Caprock Canyons

By: Christena February 28, 2016

Nature StoriesCaprock Canyons, Geology, GetOutside, Hiking, Nature, Texas ParksLeave a Comment

Yesterday, was a fantastic day for Sharla and I to hike at Caprock Canyons State Park in Texas. We hiked the Upper Canyon Trail. A constant breeze was present with the temperature being in the mid-80s in the canyon. Creeks were running with water with two crows cawing and soaring over the ridgeline. The trail…

Remains of Black Willow Tree

By: Christena November 15, 2015November 15, 2015

Christena's PhotographyA Smith Gallery, Billy the Kid, Black Willow, Black Willow Tree, GetOutOutdoors, Hiking, Medicinal Uses, Old Trees, Salix nigra, Silence, Solitude, Texas Wildlife, Tree, Wildlife PhotographyLeave a Comment

On a brisk, cloudy October day in 2009, I went hiking with Sammy, who was an 80+ year-old lady. She wanted to show me the site of a known “Billy the Kid” hideout in Bailey County, Texas less than 15 miles from the New Mexico border. As we hiked up the side of the hill,…