Sunday, June 10, 2012

Tejas Trail from Dog Canyon in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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Yesterday, we headed up to Guadalupe Mountains National Park since it had been too long since we'd been to Dog Canyon in the no...
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Saturday, June 09, 2012

Last Night's Sunset in Marfa!

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Terlingua's Starlight Theatre

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One of the region's special dining experiences is offered off the River Road (Hwy 170) and up the road through the adobe and stone rui...
Friday, June 08, 2012

Open Air Sleeping Rooms at Stone Village Tourist Camp!

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Porchsitting is welcomed and encouraged! Inside one of the open air camp rooms One entire wall of your room is open to the fresh a...
Thursday, June 07, 2012

Exploring the history of Big Bend National Park

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All over Big Bend National Park , visitors can see remnants of early life in the area.  Our photo today comes from Lee Towns, the Director...
Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Wearing a sunbonnet to climb those rocks!

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Another great image of early life in Van Horn from the collection of the Clark Hotel Museum!
Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Ojito Adentro Trail in Big Bend Ranch State Park--water, even in a drought

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View of the trail from the trailhead.  Look beyond the ocotillo to the green of the cottonwoods...that's where we're going! ...
Monday, June 04, 2012

A Common Thread: Textile Artists Anne Eckley and Ann Matlock at the Museum of the Big Bend

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Dusk by Anne Eckley Head on over to the Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University in Alpine!  Starting May 15th, they...
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Sunday, June 03, 2012

Hummingbird Season!

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Hummingbird on an agave! A couple of years ago, we had the chance to watch a hummingbird banding session at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature...
Saturday, June 02, 2012

We wish we knew the story!

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Another of the wonderful images of early life in Van Horn, from the collection of the Clark Hotel Museum.   We wish we knew the story behi...
Friday, June 01, 2012

Sunset over Historic Sauceda Ranch

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And the ranch in the daylight! Big Bend Ranch State Park  is the largest state park in Texas and offers some of the best mountain bi...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Cholla Blooming Season

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We're starting to see some lovely cholla blooming in the region! The tree cholla is common in our Chihuahuan Desert landscape, and ...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Lost: Culberson County Courthouse

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One thing Texas does VERY well is provide resources for the preservation of county courthouses.  The funds are limited, making the climate...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Dog Canyon area of Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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Photo by Don Baumgardt The view as you drive into Dog Canyon from the north This weekend, a fire closed the southern edge of Guadalu...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Memorial Day Greetings

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A jackrabbit visits the cemetery in Marathon!
Sunday, May 27, 2012

A cooler place on a hot day down by the river

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For a short, easy hiking adventure with plenty of shade from the hot sun, try Closed Canyon in Big Bend Ranch State Park Light reaches th...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Beautiful Presidio County Courthouse at Dawn

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In Marfa!
Friday, May 25, 2012

Evening light near Marfa

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

in the Greenhouse

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A lovely from Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center.  WWW.cdri.org
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

View from the Amtrak

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On the Sunset Limited, heading west to Marathon!