Thursday, April 30, 2009

Clark Hotel Museum Detail

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Va n Horn's Clark Hotel Museum tells the story of early life in this small community along I-10. The Museum is housed in the former ho...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Overland Trail Museum

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In the shadow of Sleeping Lion Mountain in Fort Davis is the Overland Trail Museum, a great place to get a peek at early life in Jeff Davis...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

View from McDonald Observatory

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Part of the experience of going to the famed McDonald Observatory outside Fort Davis is the climb through the Davis Mountains to Mt. Locke. ...
Monday, April 27, 2009

Ernst Tinaja Trail in Big Bend National Park

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One of the more remote and wild areas of Big Bend National Park provides a great short hike for adventurers with high clearance vehicles, t...
Sunday, April 26, 2009

Motorcycling in the Region

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There are great roads and routes in Far West Texas for the motorcyclist. To learn more, visit: www.texasmountaintrail.com/motorcycle Our t...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

Budding Prickly Pear

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Taken along the Santa Elena Canyon trail in Big Bend National Park . This photo is provided to us by Clara Maverick Photography . Thanks ...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Camping in Big Bend

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Camping is a great way to experience Far West Texas! This campsite was taken this month in Big Bend National Park . For information about c...
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Cholla Fruit

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Taken in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park , this photo is provided by Clara Maverick Photography . Cholla fruit are a favorite food f...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Flowers Blooming at Big Bend's Hot Springs

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Kristin Muntean, of Hazel West Photography , lent us this lovely photo of flowers blooming in the rocks at Big Bend National Park's Hot ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Fort Davis National Historic Site at Sunrise

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One of the best restored frontier forts in the nation is Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis. Fort Davis was recently named ...
Monday, April 20, 2009

The Hall of Devil's Hall

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One of the most satisfying hikes in the region is the 4.2 mile hike into Devil's Hall in Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The trail ...
Sunday, April 19, 2009

Chisos Mountain Basin

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This photo taken by Kristin Muntean of Hazel West Photography , in Big Bend National Park.
Saturday, April 18, 2009

Spring flowers!

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Thanks to Matt Walter of the Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine for sharing this photo!
Friday, April 17, 2009

Just a hint of what you'll see on Ross Maxwell Drive in Big Bend

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There are few drives prettier or more spectacular than Ross Maxwell Drive in Big Bend National Park. You can see "The Window" and ...
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Clark Hotel Museum in Van Horn

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Van Horn's downtown area is the location for the Clark Hotel Museum , which tells the story of this small mountain community and Culber...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Claret Cup Cacti

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Blooming now throughout the region!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Hot? There's a place waiting for you at Chinati Hot Springs!

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After a long day of hiking, this warm pool at Chinati Hot Springs soothes the sore muscles. Laidback and relaxed, the Hot Springs is a fav...
Monday, April 13, 2009

Blooming Yucca

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Blossoming all over the region right now!
Sunday, April 12, 2009

The cool shade of Santa Elena Canyon

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On the left: Mexico. On the right: one of the best hiking trails in Texas. The Santa Elena Canyon hike in Big Bend National Park, is a sh...
Saturday, April 11, 2009

Adobe Arch

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Taken at the adobe church restoration in Ruidosa. For more information about this project, see our March 29th, 2009 entry . For more infor...