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While there isn't much but desert now, this was once a fertile farmland. From the trail, you can see where farmland use to be along the Rio Grande below the mountains.
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The first Sublett Farmhouse you pass just as you start the hike.
Santa Elena Canyon from the trail.
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David Hitchcock
Dec 12, 2021 near Lajitas, TX
“While there isn't much but desert now, this was once a fertile farmland. From the trail, you can see where farmland use to be along the Rio Grande below the mountains.”  

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While there isn't much but desert now, this was once a fertile farmland. From the trail, you can see where farmland use to be along the Rio Grande below the mountains.
Santa Elena Canyon from the trail.
Las Casita, a building built by the Subletts in the early 1900s.
The trail winds through Ocotillo cacti on the way to the Dorgan homestead.
The trail winds through desert scrub brush as it makes its way to various homesteads.
The remains of the Dorgan farmstead is the last stop on the trail. You can see one wall and the fireplace, and beautiful views of his portion of the park.
From the Dorgan homestead, you get a great view of the landscape of Big Bend. From this trail you can see landmarks like Mule Ears, Emory Peak, the Chisos Mountains, and other mountains that you can enjoy along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive.
The first Sublett Farmhouse you pass just as you start the hike.
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Dorgan Sublett Trail

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Lajitas, TX
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