Big Bend Trip - April 20, 2012 - Part 3/8- CDRI
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 4:55 am
After touring Sul Ross, we went straight to CDRI (Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute). We met there around noon time and had lunch. After lunch, Cathryn Hoyt gave us a tour of their collection of Chihuahuan Desert plants, then let us wander their gardens.
This is where CDRI is located:
Here are a few photos from the drive to CDRI from Alpine.
Here we are!
Lunch time!
Here is a photo tour of CDRI’s greenhouse. They have quite the collection!
This Thelocactus bicolor is stunning! It is growing in a prefect spiral and is very tall.
Moving outside we walked through the gardens of desert plants.
Moving away from the gardens there is a short trail that leads to a lookout point. Here are some photos of what we saw along the way:
A garden area:
Here is the view:
Next comes the drive from CDRI to Big Bend National Park! Next stop – Dagger Flats!
This is where CDRI is located:
Here are a few photos from the drive to CDRI from Alpine.
Here we are!
Lunch time!
Here is a photo tour of CDRI’s greenhouse. They have quite the collection!
This Thelocactus bicolor is stunning! It is growing in a prefect spiral and is very tall.
Moving outside we walked through the gardens of desert plants.
Moving away from the gardens there is a short trail that leads to a lookout point. Here are some photos of what we saw along the way:
A garden area:
Here is the view:
Next comes the drive from CDRI to Big Bend National Park! Next stop – Dagger Flats!