It was 80 today. We've already seen 90 this year. But even 50 at Big Bend is better than 20 in Denver. |
Some of the people we've caught have come from as far away as the interior of Mexico from as far south as Mexico City. But most don't realize it's 70-80 miles, as the crow flies, from the border to the first east-west highway in and out of Alpine and there is nothing in between. People who underestimate that from a physical or watering standpoint come looking for help. |
Usually the people we do find who have come across are harmless and have hit a wall of some sort. They've run out of water or food, are lost or are physically unable to continue, so they'll come to the roadway and give up. |
We're certainly not anywhere near to experiencing what the people to the east and to the west of us are. I think that's largely due to the fact that Big Bend is isolated geographically from most of Texas and Mexico as well. There's not a population base in Mexico to the south of the park and the roads are not good. It's an isolated, rugged, hard environment. |