Sunday, November 16, 2008

Shopping for the Ranch

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Visitors to Alpine can rub shoulders with ranch owners and cowboys at the Big Bend Saddlery. Since 1905, the business has provided the Big B...
Saturday, November 15, 2008

An Artist's Home

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Visitors from around the world flock to Marfa to see Donald Judd's home, work and Chinati Foundation. (This is a view the tour of Judd...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Fall Beauty

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The brilliant blossoms of a Red Fairy Duster grace the El Paso Desert Botanical Garden at Keystone Heritage Park . For a list of all the Mo...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Ernst Tinaja Trail in Big Bend National Park

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A rare shady place along the Ernst Tinaja Trail! This is one of several backcountry hikes you can take in Big Bend National Park . The trail...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Museum of the Big Bend

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If you're looking for a great introduction to the region, your best bet is the Museum of the Big Bend on the campus of Sul Ross State Un...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Rio Grande Leopard Frog

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We spotted (no pun intended) this fellow in the spring-fed pool along the Modesta Canyon Trail at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and Bo...
Monday, November 10, 2008

Take Your Dog to the Post Office Day

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Most every day, in every community in the region this is a familiar sight outside the post office. This fella is waiting for his owner outsi...
Sunday, November 09, 2008

Underneath the Texas Madrone in the fall

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The Texas Madrone is one of the most beautiful trees in the Chihuahuan Desert. Found in protected canyons (these photos came from the Modest...
Saturday, November 08, 2008

Modesta Canyon Trail

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If you're in Fort Davis with a few hours set aside for a great hike, consider the Modesta Canyon Trail at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature C...
Friday, November 07, 2008

Something old; something new

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A new/old sign went up in Van Horn last week, adorning the Trost and Trost-designed Hotel Capitan Building, restoring the skyline to what i...
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Butterflies in the City

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When funding is available, the kind folks at the El Paso Desert Botanical Garden, part of the Keystone Heritage Park in El Paso, raise butte...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Birding at the Keystone Wetlands

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Surrounded by the City of El Paso, one of the most surprising natural places is the Keystone Wetlands, which along with the Keystone Dam Arc...
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Open your tent in the morning to watch the sunrise

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All over the region, there are great places to camp. This campsite is in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, close to a major trailhead. ...
Monday, November 03, 2008

Sometimes you're rewarded by heading out the back door

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When you visit the Overland Trail Museum in Fort Davis , ask if you can see the tackroom in one of the outbuildings at the back of the prop...
Sunday, November 02, 2008

From the Cactus Greenhouse

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The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and Botanical Gardens in Fort Davis has lots to offer the visitor: hiking trails, botanical gardens, na...
Saturday, November 01, 2008

Relaxing and Educational Group Travel

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There's more than one way to experience Far West Texas...have you ever considered group travel? The Davis Mountains Education Center pro...
Friday, October 31, 2008

More about El Paso's Dia de los Muertos

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Day of the Dead enthusiasts can learn more about the holiday here. El Paso has many events planned this year, click here and page down to ...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Overland Trail Museum

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The Overland Trail Museum in Fort Davis is in the home of Nick Mersfelder, a native of Bavaria who came to the area in the early 1880s. He w...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Dia de los Muertos

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Views of altars made by the El Paso community for Day of the Dead celebrations. Check our Texas Mountain Trail calendar for more event detai...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Evening Sun on Sierra Blanca

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This is one of the few times we'll show highway signs on this blog, because frankly so many beautiful places in the region are completel...