Saturday, May 31, 2008

Rock Art at Red Rock Ranch

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Most travelers heading down I-10 never get off the road and see what adventures await them, for example... Van Horn boasts Red Rock Ranch , ...
Friday, May 30, 2008

Mariscal Mine

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Along the backcountry River Road in Big Bend National Park , there's a ruin of an old mercury mine that's fun to explore, Mariscal M...
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Hollyhocks....

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....gracing the Van Horn Cemetery! Tucked in the north side of town with perfect views of Turtleback and Six Mile Mountains (you can see th...

West Texas Trip

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Here's the video billboard ad showing in Times Square twice an hour for 18 hours a day through August 3rd!

Bonus photo

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We want others to see West Texas, so through most of the summer, images of our region will be playing in Times Square in New York City. You ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Layers of Rock in Big Bend

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Visible at Ernst Tinaja in Big Bend National Park in the Texas Mountain Trail region in Far West Texas. You can read more about the geology ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Sunrise

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From Hwy 54 going north from Van Horn on the way to the Guadalupe Mountains National Park !
Monday, May 26, 2008

No Country for Old Men

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Cormac McCarthy wrote about this place in Van Horn in his book, No Country for Old Men. The scene didn't make it into the movie, but yo...
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Spring in Far West Texas

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Spring is blooming all over the Texas Mountain Trail region. Take a look at the bluebonnets at Santa Elena Canyon in B...
Saturday, February 09, 2008

Congratulations Fort Davis!

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named Fort Davis as one of this year's Dozen Distinctive Destinations! Each year since ...
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...