Saturday, February 28, 2009

Van Horn's Texas Crossroads Cowboy Gathering

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Van Horn is producing a new event this year for cowboy poets and musicians, the Texas Crossroads Cowboy Gathering. This was one of the earl...
Friday, February 27, 2009

Inside Indian Lodge

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One of the most unique places to stay in the region is the Davis Mountains State Park's Indian Lodge outside Fort Davis . A CCC-built a...
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Clark Hotel Kitchen

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The town of Van Horn has been a crossroads for travelers from the very earliest days..for the Apache, soldiers, the Butterfield Overland st...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mountain biking in the Guadalupes

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Our friend, Don Baumgardt, of the El Paso Visitors Guide , sent us this photo of Williams Ranch from his last mountain biking trip to Guadal...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Trappings of Texas opens this week!

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The Museum of the Big Bend's signature exhibit, Trappings of Texas , opens this weekend. Visitors to this annual invitation-only show ...
Monday, February 23, 2009

Across the Tracks in Alpine

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Just across the railroad tracks from Alpine's downtown is a burgeoning new restaurant and shopping district. Most of the businesses ar...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Rising above Texas

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El Capitan rises above the desert floor, and is the first sight most people have of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The Park is one of t...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

Adobe Courthouse Detail

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Sierra Blanca's Hudspeth County Courthouse is the only adobe courthouse in the state. Here's a detail from above the entrance. For...
Friday, February 20, 2009

Buds

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The cactus in the region will start blooming soon! You can see a variety of them in our many excellent Far West Texas nature centers. For...
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Plan to visit El Paso for the Poppy Festival

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For information about El Paso's Poppy Festival at the Museum of Archaeology , click here!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Santa Elena Canyon

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One of the highlights of visiting Big Bend National Park is seeing Santa Elena Canyon. In the late afternoon, the sun warms one side of th...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Master Craftsman, Wilson Capron, Bit and Spur Maker

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Wilson Capron, one of the featured artists at the Museum of the Big Bend's exhibition of cowboy artists and gearmakers, Trappings of Te...
Monday, February 16, 2009

Inside Yesterday's Rainbow Cactus

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Rainbow Cactus

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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Big Bend Cactus

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Take a closer look at the desert floor and you'll be rewarded with beauty. Here's a cactus in Big Bend National Park we saw only b...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Making Your Mark at the Top of Texas

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When hikers get to the Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas (8,749 ft), they're invited to write an entry in the official registe...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Fort Davis Scenic Loop

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One of the most scenic drives in the region begins and ends in Fort Davis . With rain, the landscape becomes emerald green; when it is dry...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Trappings of Texas Video

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Mike Capron, one of the best cowboy artists anywhere, graciously allowed us to photograph him in his studio as he prepared for the Museum o...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

On the Road from Alpine to Fort Davis

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Monday, February 09, 2009

The View from Guadalupe Peak Trail

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Drive up Hwy 54 from Van Horn to the Guadalupe Mountains National Park , and within an hour you see one of the most impressive sights from...