Friday, November 04, 2011

Children in front of theatre, Alpine Texas, by Russell Lee

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Chilfren waiting in front of moving picture show, Alpine, Texas Russell Lee, May 1939 Another beauty of our region from the Library of C...
Thursday, November 03, 2011

Waiting for Customer in Alpine, by Russell Lee 1939

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Interior of hamburger stand, Waiting for Customer, Alpine, Texas Russell Lee, May 1939.  We love the wealth of images of our region mad...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Cowboys in the Collection of the Clark Hotel Museum

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From the collection of the Clark Hotel Museum in Van Horn, shows ranching work near Van Horn....can you make out the shadow of Turtleback a...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Sunset at Sauceda, Big Bend Ranch State Park!

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Oasis in Big Bend Ranch State Park, Ojito Adentro trail

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The trail head: we'll be heading off to the green cottonwood trees in the distance (seen through the ocotillo!) Big Bend Ranch State ...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Fall Color Update for Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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  Our friends at Guadalupe Mountains National Park are putting fall color updates on their website and facebook page ...and we'll also ...
Saturday, October 29, 2011

Presidio's Enlightened Bean Cafe and the remnants of a wonderful lunch

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If you're down in Presidio , may we offer a recommendation?  For morning coffee, breakfast or lunch, visit the Enlightened Bean Cafe!  L...
Friday, October 28, 2011

Who woke us up at Chinati Hot Springs? Take a closer look!

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A favorite getaway of locals is the historic Chinati Hot Springs , and that's where we enjoyed camping on Wednesday night.  Isolated,...
Thursday, October 27, 2011

How do you dress for a hike?

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Unknown couple, on the Beach Ranch outside Van Horn.  From the collection of the Clark Hotel Museum , Van Horn!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

More from the Museum of the Big Bend's "Lost Colony" Exhibition

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Untitled,Oil, n.d. 7 X 10, Anna Keener, Collection of the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Here's another fine beauty from Alpine...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Nursing Pronghorn Fawns by Carolyn Nored Miller

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"Pronghorn fawns spend most of their time alone, inert on the ground until they are strong enough to make a thirty-mile-per-hour spri...
Monday, October 24, 2011

Pronghorn Herd

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"They do not run like deer, who will gather speed with hesitation, glancing back, bounding, jumping and weaving between trees.  Not ...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Big Bend Ultra!

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Here's your chance to run a trail race in Big Bend National Par k!  The folks at Friends of Big Bend National Park announced Friday that...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Hiking the Window Trail in Big Bend National Park

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One of our favorite hikes from the Chisos Basin area of Big Bend National Park , the 5.6 mile Window Trail.  Here's what the park's...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Cycle-friendly Stone Village Tourist Camp

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Stone Village Tourist Camp Pool   Open air camp rooms...nice bedding, fresh air! One hotel property to join our cycle-friendly prog...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Yank and Yak at Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center

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Sometimes when you visit a place, you fall in love with it and want to get involved.  So many folks are inspired by the high desert in our r...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Ocotillo at Ojito Adentro Trailhead in Big Bend Ranch State Park

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We're excited because we're spending a weekend in Big Bend Ranch State Park in a couple of weeks with the Tierra Grande Chapter of ...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Texas Mountain Trail Travel Advice at the Texas State Fair!

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If you're in the Dallas area, we'll be at the Food and Fiber Pavilion at the State Fair of Texas through Thursday morning...actually...
Monday, October 17, 2011

From the Collection of the Clark Hotel Museum

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This wonderful shot of local Van Horn residents, along with other artifacts of early life in Culberson County, is in the collection of the C...
Sunday, October 16, 2011

A View of the Rio Grande from the River Road

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One of the best scenic drives anywhere is the River Road, FM170, that connects Terlingua to Presidio.  When you're visiting Big Bend, it...