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The Rio Grande in Big Bend Ranch State Park between Lajitas and Presidio, looking at Mexico. Elmaleh recalls the "oppressive heat" and how she was told by someone nearby that they had recently found a hiker dead, not uncommon for the area. "Puts into perspective others who are traveling on foot through the region," she says. (© Lisa Elmaleh)
The Rio Grande in Big Bend Ranch State Park between Lajitas and Presidio, looking at Mexico. Elmaleh recalls the "oppressive heat" and how she was told by someone nearby that they had recently found a hiker dead, not uncommon for the area. "Puts into pers