Big Bend NP, Texas
Big Bend National Park
Texas
Big Bend may well be the most anonymous of the national parks in the
Lower 48. If it's solitude you seek, you'll find it here. Besides serving up
quiet in big, Texas-size portions, Big Bend boasts geologic wonders,
unique wildlife, and plenty of room for hikers and campers to spread out.
Big Bend National ParkThe park, which earns its name for the sharp turn
the Rio Grande takes in its midst, sprawls across an astounding 801,000
acres of arid plains and mountains in far-west Texas. The Indians
thought this land was the Great Spirit's rock storage facility; the
Spaniards called it "El Despoblado," or "the uninhabited land." However
you see it, Big Bend is not soon forgotten: It's a place of mystery and
timeless beauty Continue
Texas
Big Bend may well be the most anonymous of the national parks in the
Lower 48. If it's solitude you seek, you'll find it here. Besides serving up
quiet in big, Texas-size portions, Big Bend boasts geologic wonders,
unique wildlife, and plenty of room for hikers and campers to spread out.
Big Bend National ParkThe park, which earns its name for the sharp turn
the Rio Grande takes in its midst, sprawls across an astounding 801,000
acres of arid plains and mountains in far-west Texas. The Indians
thought this land was the Great Spirit's rock storage facility; the
Spaniards called it "El Despoblado," or "the uninhabited land." However
you see it, Big Bend is not soon forgotten: It's a place of mystery and
timeless beauty Continue
