Sunday, July 31, 2011

Cool Places on Hot Days! Shade of the Rocks at Hueco Tanks!

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Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site , just a half hour from El Paso , has caves and rock overhangs that offer shelter from the sun...
Saturday, July 30, 2011

Cool Places on Hot Days! El Paso's Downtown Museum Campus

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El Paso Museum of History, from Santa Fe Street, Downtown El Paso El Paso has many great museums , many of them within blocks of each oth...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Cool Places on Hot Days! Inside the adobe walls of Fort Leaton!

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Fort Leaton's thick adobe walls offer a cool oasis for travelers on the River Road between Lajitas and Presidio.  Now a state historic...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Cool Places on Hot Days! Big Bend National Park Hot Springs along the Rio Grande!

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Big Bend National Park's Hot Springs is a natural gathering area, and a place to learn (with your feet!) lessons about geothermal power...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Cool Places on Hot Days! Frozen Limeades at Marfa's Pizza Foundation!

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Cherry, Mango, Blueberry Frozen Limeades (L to R) from Marfa's Pizza Foundation Shaded outdoor patio seating Located at the flas...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Cool places for hot days! Smith Spring at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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One of our very favorite hikes in the region is Guadalupe Mountains National Park's Smith Spring trail, offering hikers are true oasis ...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Cool places for hot days! Chinati Hot Springs' Cool Pool

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The "Cool Pool" at Chinati Hot Springs, a nice traditional swimming pool in full view of the mountains Chinati Hot Springs in ...
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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Cool Places for Hot Days: The River is UP!

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Many visitors to the Big Bend say their river trip was an absolute highlight of their time in Far West Texas.  Mexico released water in to t...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Classic Movie Adventure

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 Lobby of the 1930 Plaza Theatre today  Look up!  Lovely details everywhere, including the ceiling   Stencil art in the Plaz...
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Friday, July 22, 2011

Thank you Van Horn and the Hotel El Capitan!

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Hummingbird feeders hanging in the plaza patio provide entertainment for visitors The plaza patio and fountain at the historic Hotel E...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Beautiful evening light at Red Rock Ranch

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Red Rock Ranch offers guided tours of their majestic mountains north of Van Horn .  We recently took the sunset tour, and were treated to t...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Another view from Red Rock Ranch

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Van Horn's Red Rock Ranch is a spectacular place to enjoy our Texas Mountains! 
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Van Horn's Red Rock Ranch

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Have you ever just wanted to be in a landscape so big you just HAD to capture it and take it home with you?  Look no further than Van Horn...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Views of Indian Lodge

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One of the most beloved places in our region, Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park in Fort Davis .  It is in fine shape, having sur...
Sunday, July 17, 2011

Sunrise over Hwy 54

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How about a sunrise to start the day?  Taken over Hwy 54 just north of Van Horn on the way to Guadalupe Mountains National Park!   This rou...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Big Bend Ranch Rodeo's Chuckwagon Contest

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One of Alpine' s premier events each year is the Big Bend Ranch Rodeo , an opportunity for real cowboys to show off real cowboy skills...
Friday, July 15, 2011

Taken Yesterday! Wildfire Burned Areas Regrowing Near Fort Davis

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The burned roadside along Hwy 17 between Fort Davis and Marfa shows plantlife coming back.  The roadside itself is beginning to be covere...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Love those Lizard Pushups! Jack Comics!

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Click on the drawings for a closer view, so you can see very nuance!  (Love those lizard pushups!) Thanks to Chris Ruggia of Alpine , we ...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The Power of Restoration - Fort Davis

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Photo from Library of Congresss:  Historic American Buildings Survey, Marvin Eickenroht, Photographer May 23, 1936 NORTHEAST ELEVATION OFF...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Cathedral Mountain, South of Alpine

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Taken yesterday afternoon, from Hwy 118 south of Alpine in the way to Terlingua/Study Butte !  And overnight, those clouds did bring some ...