Texas Mountain High

This photo is shot from La Posada Milagro in the Terlingua Ghostown looking toward the Chisos Mountains in the Big Bend National Park. 

Photos by Mercer Black Declercq. 

History's Hamburgers

Love this photo from the Tumblr Switching Over to AM of a man at a hamburger stand in Alpine, Texas in 1939.

Photo credit: Russell Lee.

Morning in Marfa

A gorgeous morning sky shot from Tom Michael of Marfa. How many people do you know that can say they wake up to a view like this?

To the Windows

Hikers Sara Meloncon and Ian Lewis enjoy a break in their hike on The Window Trail at Big Bend National Park. 

Park Bar in Boquillas

The Park Bar in Boquillas has received a new coat of paint and is waiting for your visit! Bring your passport and enjoy a day in Mexico to go along with your day in Big Bend National Park. 

Photo: Mia Warren

Nature Conservancy Roadrunner 101

Roadrunners are born to run! These birds move at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour, and they're excellent hunters. They can even catch and eat rattlesnakes! Get more info here >>http://bit.ly/11f2H5f  Photo © Ralph Arvesen/flickr — with Graciana Imas.

More PinkBike in West Texas

More photos from PinkBike's feature on West Texas winter cycling. Here's another gorgeous shot from Devon Balet of the team's ride at Big Bend Ranch State Park.  

PinkBike Digs West Texas

Our organization helped bring the team of Chris Reichel, Devon Balet, Dejay Birtch and Josh Smith. to Far West Texas and now it's featured in PinkBike! Thanks to all who helped show the world what great mountain biking we've got! Photos by Devon Balet. 

Valentine's in Valentine

The annual Big Bend Brewing Co. Valentine's in Valentine early-bird tickets are now available for sale. Click on the link to purchase. bit.ly/1zguYnJ

Love the Lizard

A Collared Lizard Chihuahua Desert Subspecies at Big Bend Ranch State Park.

Hiking on top of Texas

Here's a shot of some Master Naturalists hiking to the top of Mt. Livermore, located inside the Davis Mountains Preserve of the Texas Nature Conservancy. 

Home Sticky Home

Melinda Gill Black‎ sent us this pic of a wicked Cholla cactus with a delicate bird's nest tucked inside at Big Bend Ranch State Park. My guess is a Cactus Wren. Your guess?

Fall in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Hiker Jason Merlo sent us this snap of a succulent set against the backdrop of traditional fall colors in McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park.‎

Sea of Grass in Ft. Davis

Pam Rendall-Bass took a road trip with her girlfriends last November and ended up with this breathtaking shot just outside Ft. Davis. Gorgeous! ‎

Mimi Webb Miller in the New York Times

Check out this profile of La Posada Milagro's Mimi Webb Miller in the New York Times written by Marfa resident Rachel Monroe.

Vacation Snaps at Cibolo

Savvy Dallasite Veletta Forsythe Lill recently traveled to Far West Texas and among her many gorgeous vacation shots is this one of Cibolo Creek Ranch. Check it out next time you're around!

Chisos in the Distance

Gorgeous shot from Alan Rothwell of Big Bend National Park as viewed from Terlingua.

Bravo, Marfa!

Just your typical spectacular sunset taken on Highland Avenue, Marfa's main street. If you haven't experienced a mind-blowing West Texas sunset, you haven't lived!

The Wild, Wild West

The site Old West Postcards has these fun images of Border Patrol in El Paso taking down some smugglers in the 1930s.

Here is the church, here is the steeple...

From Preservation Texas comes this image: the construction of an adobe church in Ft. Stockton, TX c. 1890.

Detours

I should know this by now, or at least not feel a sense of surprise: detours can bring great rewards. Usually we're on a mission and can't be distracted by a simple green sign with an arrow saying, "Historic Marker." Appointments loom, and there isn't time for wandering. And, sometimes a marker seems to direct you to look at nothing, or at something that is no longer there.

The weekend is here. For you: great porches around the region!

Starlight Theatre/
Terlingua Trading Company

Our region is blessed with quiet and a pace of life that's invites a slowing down.  What better way to shed the stresses of the city, than to find a great porch and contemplate the scenery or watch people or critters?  Here's a roll call of some of our favorite porches in the region...but by no means is it an exhaustive list.  Let us know if you've found a favorite of your own!

Historic Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis

The remote Williams Ranch in
Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Marathon's Gage Hotel's courtyard