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01.11.06

Bruja Canyon
 



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January 11, 2006...Bruja Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas

You'll have to buy my book for the full story on Bruja because my publisher will kill me if I give every thing away. But I did make it there this winter, and it was a thrilling hike. First you come upon the graves and ruins of Terlinga Abjao, which made me feel as if I'd just stepped into a scene of a Clint Eastwood Western. Then 3 miles of calf-scratching, cross country hiking brings you to the mouth of Bruja Canyon. 

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Bruja Canyon

Bruja means "witch" in Spanish. Supposedly this canyon is haunted and people have claimed that photographs of Bruja can't be developed. But the spooks must have been on sick leave the day I was there.  

image: hiker in bruja canyon
Andrea in Bruja Canyon

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