Sunday, November 11, 2012

El Paso's Lovely Franklin Mountains

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Pink light of dawn on the Franklin Mountains as seeen from I-10 From what we can gather, most visitors heading to or through El Paso mis...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Three Weeks from Today!

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Three weeks from today one of the most charming holiday events in the region takes place, the Lighted Christmas Parade in Van Horn.  Put...
Friday, November 09, 2012

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Here's another image from the wonderful 2013 Big Bend Calendar our friend, Derrick Birdsall is selling to celebrate both Big Bend Nat...
Thursday, November 08, 2012

Sit back and enjoy, then reach forward and join!

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We've got terrific volunteers and friends, and one of them is El Pasoan, Cliff Seaman, who wrote a special song just for the Texas Mou...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012

JOIN the Trail!

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TODAY is a special day for Texas Mountain Trail's friends and volunteers.  TODAY, we offer a way you can bring the best of Far West Te...
Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Between the Bookstore and the Tracks, Marfa's Food Shark

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One place to we heartily recommend to visitors is Marfa's famous "Food Shark"  for a great lunch in the heart of Marfa, lo...
Monday, November 05, 2012

Make your holiday reservations NOW!

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Snow in the desert by Van Horn's Six Mile Mountain Holiday time is a GREAT time to visit the Texas Mountains...when we get wintry w...
Sunday, November 04, 2012

Early Van Horn

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An early postcard of life in Van Horn in the collection of the Clark Hotel Museum .
Saturday, November 03, 2012

Orion Rising...

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Here's another image from the wonderful 2013 Big Bend Calendar our friend, Derrick Birdsall is selling to celebrate both Big Bend Nat...
Friday, November 02, 2012

Day of the Dead

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Thursday, November 01, 2012

Today is Day of the Innocents..Tomorrow is Day of the Dead

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Grave in Terlingua Cemetery Click photo to get a closer view Permanent display recognizes community Day of the Dead celebration This...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The Awning is UP!

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Jeff Davis County Library Terrace Project The awning is up! We recently received a note and an update from our friends at the Jeff Da...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Great Silence by Beau Peyton

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We received this lovely email and photo on Sunday...thanks, Beau! " Love your sites, especially your "mountain trail" blog ...
Monday, October 29, 2012

What does the Texas Mountain Trail do? Please Join Us!

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What does the Texas Mountain Trail do, and how can you get involved?  Watch the video above (produced by our wonderful friend, Dave of DA...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

A Glimpse at Early Commerce

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Click on the photo for a closer view Though the photo is a bit damaged, click on the image above to catch a glimpse of an early store ...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Are you staying warm, traveler?

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Now that cool fall temps upon us today (but we'll have hot days yet again this fall!) we thought we'd show you some pics from th...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Last night's moon

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We have the darkest, clearest, beautiful night skies!  Many thanks to our friend, Monte Riggs of Marfa for this lovely image of last night...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Going back to 1875: Magoffin Home

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The beautiful adobe Magoffin Home in El Paso is a great place to get a sense of early city life in our region.  As our entry on the Texas...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Visitor Photos of Fall Color!

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McKittrick Canyon in late September by Jim Mackey of Houston One of the highlights of visiting our region this time of year is the the ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

A ride to imagine....

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There's a GREAT story hanging aloft the main exhibition hall of the Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine.  The Museum's Historian/Cur...