hikingcoach: Thanks a lot. I would love to see a mountain lion at Big Bend. The terrain looks beautiful! And I never knew Arkansas had such features. I drove across the state, but it was under the cover of night fall. This sounds like the perfect time to go see AR too, when the leaves are changing.

Nicholasd: I loved my experience when I went to the Grand Canyon, another spectacular place in NM, but this place seems dynamically different. Very amazing. I would definitely love the seclusion and just spend some days out and about in this wilderness. Just listening to the sounds of creation. I might try out one of the cliff dwellings their in the wake of snowfall. It is another big "to do" on my list. Thanks for the suggestion.