The main attraction here are the petroglyphs high on the canyon wall, especially a 9-foot-long red panther.  One can view this art by private boat; put in the Pecos river (it is shallow and rocky), come up the Rio Grande (against the current and nearly constant winds), and turn into Seminole canyon…14 miles round trip; or you can go by trail.  Given the navigational challenges we choose to hike.  We wind along on the edge at the top of the canyon with great views of the desert and the rugged cut below us.  The cool breeze offsets the heat of the blazing sun to make for a wonderful walk.  There has been a bit of rain and wild flowers peek out from sheltered soil.  Sparrows of all types join Phoebes, Meadow Larks and Pyrrhuloxia darting shrub to shrub against the desert wind.  We reach the official petroglyph overlook and are reminded that one sees only the tail of the panther from here.  We settled for that look last time we were here but today we take an informal trail another couple hundred feet along the canyon edge where we get a much better view of the cliff art.  We take in the view and relax in the quiet then head on around the bend following a cliff edge high above the Rio Grande with magnificent views of the broad river and the matching cliffs on the Mexico side. 

Oh please, no wall here. 

On an evening walk I encounter a jack rabbit.  He looks like he would trip over those long boney legs and ears look too sizes too large.  I have seen them run though and they are definitely built for speed.