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Big Bend National Park
Big Bend rewards patient travelers. “Patient” because not only does it take a long time to get here from most everywhere in the state, but also because it can take some time to fully relax into Big Bend’s transformative pleasures.
Big Bend is like taking a big breath: Vistas as far as the eye can see, dusky-painted mountaintops juxtaposed against coppery-brown expanses of desert, jagged spikes of agave and ocotillo bearing blood-red blooms. Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park offer all manner of hikes and outdoors adventures, and the nearby towns of Terlingua and Study Butte provide additional lodging, restaurants, and even nightlife. Whatever you do, don’t rush it.
For more information about Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, natural history of the area, dining, lodging, Rio Grande trips and other active adventures, flora and fauna, and all manner of trip-planning tips at www.visitbigbend.com.
Crowned with a sky so wide that it threatens to define infinity, the Big Bend region of Texas is situated roughly west of San Antonio, east of El Paso, and north of the mythic Rio Grande river. It remains one of the last true frontiers in the Lower 48, a landscape unique in the world.
Home to Big Bend National Park and the adjoining Big Bend Ranch State Park, this borderland is characterized by rugged mountain ranges, grassland, and immense tracts of desert. The region's exotic qualities has long attracted Hollywood: Recent films No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood were filmed in the area, and the landscape prompted one 1930s inhabitant to call it "America's Abyssinia," perhaps for the African-style terrain and abundant wildlife. The route starts in the oil town of Fort Stockton, continues to Alpine—gateway to Big Bend National Park—and through Paisano Pass to the quirky town of Marfa. From here it threads south past the ghost town of Shafter into the border town of Presidio, then continues along scenic River Road (FM-170) through Terlingua to Study Butte. Turning onto Hwy. 118/Maverick Road, the drive unspools into that Texas jewel, Big Bend National Park. From here choices include detours to Chisos, a not-to-miss mountain chain, and the funky old cattle town of Marathon.
Part of my series: Life out in west Texas is not for everyone.
We are heading southwest on to the west coast along the Pacific highway. Will be traveling for some weeks to explore new or familiar places. The series of photos is about our way of life out in West Texas. A way of life most of us are not aware of unless you live in the area. My family photos collection is mostly about our day to day; our work, our hobbies, travels etc. about a life not easy and certainly not for the many! See it in slideshow Hope you'll enjoy our series! Just call me lonesome Life can be a wonderful investment if we work at it daily
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend rewards patient travelers. “Patient” because not only does it take a long time to get here from most everywhere in the state, but also because it can take some time to fully relax into Big Bend’s transformative pleasures.
Big Bend is like taking a big breath: Vistas as far as the eye can see, dusky-painted mountaintops juxtaposed against coppery-brown expanses of desert, jagged spikes of agave and ocotillo bearing blood-red blooms. Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park offer all manner of hikes and outdoors adventures, and the nearby towns of Terlingua and Study Butte provide additional lodging, restaurants, and even nightlife. Whatever you do, don’t rush it.
For more information about Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, natural history of the area, dining, lodging, Rio Grande trips and other active adventures, flora and fauna, and all manner of trip-planning tips at www.visitbigbend.com.
Crowned with a sky so wide that it threatens to define infinity, the Big Bend region of Texas is situated roughly west of San Antonio, east of El Paso, and north of the mythic Rio Grande river. It remains one of the last true frontiers in the Lower 48, a landscape unique in the world.
Home to Big Bend National Park and the adjoining Big Bend Ranch State Park, this borderland is characterized by rugged mountain ranges, grassland, and immense tracts of desert. The region's exotic qualities has long attracted Hollywood: Recent films No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood were filmed in the area, and the landscape prompted one 1930s inhabitant to call it "America's Abyssinia," perhaps for the African-style terrain and abundant wildlife. The route starts in the oil town of Fort Stockton, continues to Alpine—gateway to Big Bend National Park—and through Paisano Pass to the quirky town of Marfa. From here it threads south past the ghost town of Shafter into the border town of Presidio, then continues along scenic River Road (FM-170) through Terlingua to Study Butte. Turning onto Hwy. 118/Maverick Road, the drive unspools into that Texas jewel, Big Bend National Park. From here choices include detours to Chisos, a not-to-miss mountain chain, and the funky old cattle town of Marathon.
Part of my series: Life out in west Texas is not for everyone.
We are heading southwest on to the west coast along the Pacific highway. Will be traveling for some weeks to explore new or familiar places. The series of photos is about our way of life out in West Texas. A way of life most of us are not aware of unless you live in the area. My family photos collection is mostly about our day to day; our work, our hobbies, travels etc. about a life not easy and certainly not for the many! See it in slideshow Hope you'll enjoy our series! Just call me lonesome Life can be a wonderful investment if we work at it daily