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park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Some Great Hikes in Big Bend

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:56:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ten_on_wheels - I've been to Big Bend National Park several times, and each time we find more interesting hikes to do. There are even some that we are looking forward to doing sometime in the future. One of the unique features about Big Bend is that it is one of the...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Rugged, remote, beautiful-A unique part of the US!

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:00:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author woodchopper82 - I traveled to Big Bend in March of 2007. Big Bend is hard to get to, even if you live in Texas. If you can make it through the long drive, it is well worth it. Located on the Rio Grande, riparian ecosystems mesh with a desert landscape. The mountains...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: A different world

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 01:51:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rplemm - Highly recommended as a destination for camping, hiking, birding, and just plain getting off by yourself in beautiful surroundings. Just got back from my fourth visit to the park over the past thirty years. Took my wife and two children (nine and...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Springtime in the Desert

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:02:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goslow123 - If you want to get away from it all, this is the place! Because of its out-of-the-way location, Big Bend draws few visitors compared to many parks. And if you bring your own car-camping or backpacking gear and food, you can actually get by for a week...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Top Ten Things to do at Big Bend

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:49:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fwzz - Why visit Big Bend? 1) It is one of the "big ten" and "must see" among national parks enthusiasts (... the others are Acadia, Everglades, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Denali, Hawaii Volcanoes, Grand Canyon. Great Smokey Mountains, and Olympic). 2) It is the...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Beautiful place with tons of solitude

Sun, 13 Feb 2005 04:47:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joey8301 - I drove to this park in a day and half from buffalo, ny in augost. This was worth every minute of driving that we did to get there. Only the die hards visit this remote park especially when you are coming from ny. This park gets about 300,000 visitors...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Down on the Border

Sat, 8 Mar 2003 00:58:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Located on the border between Texas and the Mexican states of Coahuila and Chihuahua, Big Bend National Park covers over 800,000 acres of the Chihuahuan Desert. The scenery in the park is incredibly diverse ranging from a riverine environment along the...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: We keep going back - the ultimate NP

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:23:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author prashton - UPDATE! Photo gallery at http://focalplane.com/portfolios7.html

We've been going to Big Bend NP for nearly ten years, making a total of seven trips from Houston. the shear distance involved is a big advantage and disadvantage. The advantage...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: BIG BEND THE DISNEY LAND OF NATIONAL PARKS

Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:02:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wildernessboy - Big Bend to me is the most beautiful place in the world. You have the deserts, huge mountains rising from no where, the Rio Grande, and wildlife like you have never seen. All this beauty does come with a price that is not measured in dollars though...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Never enough time to spend here!

Tue, 15 May 2001 16:31:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pikabike - I fell in love with Big Bend on my first visit. After hours of listening to my truck drone on the highways, I pulled over near Persimmon Gap and cut the engine. As soon as I stepped out to the dry October air, I was overwhelmed by silence. Silence so...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: An Underappreciated Treasure-Go!!

Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:37:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rljtexas - My wife, 10-year old son and I recently spent a few days of Spring Break touring this beautiful National Park. For years we had considered a trip, but felt that perhaps this rugged, remote desert was just a little too undeveloped for our comfort level...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: A Land Like No Other

Thu, 8 Mar 2001 14:05:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bbarner - There was considerable debate in Congress before Big Bend National Park was established in 1944. If you visit the park, the selection appears to be a no-brainer. Big Bend's varied features--including deep limestone canyons, barren desert flats, rugged...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: you'll have to remember to breath

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 22:04:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author indochine - I just spent four days in the park last weekend hiking and doing some of the scenic drives and I can't get the scape of those mountains out of my mind. We stayed in the Chisos mountain basin lodge, and every evening as we drove back to the room, as...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Breath-taking views

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 19:46:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jet12067 - My family went to Big Bend and had the time of our lives. We awoke one June morning to 50 degree weather. By the time, we hiked a 7 mile trail that ended at the top of these cliffs that over-looked this valley, the temperature had warmed to 85 degrees...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Big Bend is a Big Time Park

Thu, 30 Nov 2000 16:26:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author romillkid - I spent about 5 days at Big Bend a few years back. It is out of the way to be sure, after flying in to Midland, TX we drove down to Big Bend stopping off at a restaurant that claimed to have the second best chicken fried steak in the state. It was...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Hike Emory Peak, and float the Rio

Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:32:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author karst - As a geologist in Texas, Big Bend is a frequent destination for me, both for work and pleasure. Big Bend has unique geologic features, including remnants of volcanoes, canyons with beautiful exposures of colorful rock such as the purple deposits in the...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Backpacking Big Bend

Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:45:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author backpacker360 - Big Bend National Park is one of my favorite backpacking destinations. Even after 3 years with an average of six visits a year, I have not come close to hiking all of the trails. It is a vast country where magnificent views and perfect solitude await...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Something for Everyone

Mon, 7 Aug 2000 20:41:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author backpacker360 - Big Bend National Park has something for everyone. There is a motel, gas stations, gift shops, a restaurant, numerous interpretive centers, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, camp grounds, two general stores, RV hookups and so much more.

Two...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Reach Out & Touch Some Stars!

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:20:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teddford - Situated in the Chihuahuan Desert of Southwesten Texas is one of the most beautiful National Parks I have ever seen. This part of Texas is so remote and apart from developed civilization, it will beckon your return year after year.

The time of...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Good Family Fun

Sat, 1 Jul 2000 15:35:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rpear22291 - A few years ago in planning our family vacation I mapped out a trip to

Big Bend National Park. We live in Longview , Texas and from here this was going to be more than a trip down the road.

We left Longview and headed west . Our...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Big Bend Nat'l Park

Tue, 25 Apr 2000 22:09:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nattyblonde - My trip to Big Bend National Park began in January, 1994, and has not ended yet. To be honest, I had never thought of traveling to Texas, but a 3 month long volunteer opportunity in "the most remote district in the Park" awaited me. I left...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Big Bend river rafting

Tue, 28 Dec 1999 01:42:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SonoraDick - Ok, I'll admit it. I'm a chicken. I don't usually like to go on the water in anything smaller than the Staten Island Ferry. I can be at the Grand Canyon in a few hours but I get scared just watching a video of rafters on the Colorado. Man, you can get...

park-Parks-All-TX-Big Bend National Park: Big Bend National Park

Sun, 26 Dec 1999 15:27:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JSchwaab - Dec. 20, 1999 I found myself entering Big Bend National Park. I'm given a windshield sticker and told it was good for seven day. If only I could stay that long. I keep having to remind myself there's an extended family at home who expects me back for...