Monday, January 21, 2008

That white is salt, not snow!

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North of Van Horn , and on the western boundary of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park are salt flats. They appear white, stark in contra...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

New Hiking Trail near Fort Davis!

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The Nature Conservancy opened the Madera Canyon Trail this month, north of Fort Davis. The 2.4 mile hike takes you through a pinon-oak-junip...
Monday, August 20, 2007

New Museums!

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It seemed all of Alpine turned out on Saturday for the grand reopening of the Museum of the Big Bend . The much anticipated new permanent ex...
Monday, June 25, 2007

Rodeo Time

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Van Horn had its 4H rodeo this weekend, a great event to show off young talent in this small community in the high mountain desert of Far ...
Saturday, June 02, 2007

Dorothea Lange is Good Company

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Thanks to the Clark Hotel Museum , the University of North Texas Libraries' Portal to Texas History, and the Summerlee Foundation, photo...
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Top Ten 15-Minute Rest Stops

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Because, sometimes you just want a few interesting moments away from the road, we're announcing a new travel resource on the Texas Mount...

The Prickly Pear are in Bloom!

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Pictographs at Hueco Tanks near El Paso

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Saturday I joined a women's hiking group on their trip to Hueco Tanks State Historical Site , an archaeological and outdoor treasure in ...
Sunday, April 01, 2007

Today's flowers on Hwy 54 North of Van Horn

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Order your free travel brochure!

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Our new free 25 page travel brochure covering the Texas Mountain Trail region is available! Order your copy by calling 866-276-6219 or by cl...
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Coming Soon!

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The Texas Mountain Trail regional travel guide, produced by the Texas Historical Commission will be launched at three public events, and you...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Good news!

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Through the cooperative efforts of the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Historical Commission, funding for the statewide Her...
Saturday, January 20, 2007

Snowy Van Horn

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Saturday, December 30, 2006

Snow in the Mountains

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Taken today on the road between Fort Davis and Valentine!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

A Great Day Trip to Big Bend

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Sometimes people ask me, "Can you do a day trip to Big Bend from Van Horn?" Sure you can, and to prove it, here's the itinerar...
Monday, November 06, 2006

El Paso's Day of the Dead Festival

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Put this on your calendar for next year! Dia de lost Muertos (Day of the Dead) was celebrated by El Paso and Juarez, Mexico, in a festival t...

Congratulations, Indian Lodge!

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Recently, the Texas Parks and Wildife Department celebrated the grand re-opening of one of the finest and most unique inns in the southweste...
Sunday, October 22, 2006

Marathon2Marathon

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We had a cool, but pleasant morning for the Marathon2Marathon race from Alpine to Marathon last Saturday, October 14. The view of the mounta...
Thursday, October 05, 2006

Blooming!

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We've had so much rain this summer, so we've got flowers are blooming all over the Texas Mountain Trail Region! Thanks to Jaime Fush...
Monday, September 25, 2006

In the News

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We've added a page on the Texas Mountain Trail website to share news coverage about fun things to do in the area. Since our mission inc...