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	Big Bend National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Big Bend is one of the largest, most remote, and least-visited national parks in the lower 48 United States.
		Big Bend National Park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States.
		The last Indian group to use the Big Bend was the Comanches who passed through the park along the Great Comanche Trail on their way to and from periodic raids into the Mexican interior.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Big_Bend_National_Park (1456 words)

	Big Bend Through Time
		Big Bend is still covered in shallow seas, but the character of sedimentation changes slightly to include shales (in addition to chert, limestone, and sandstone deposition).
		Big Bend's geologic history is quite unique, a mixture of placid ocean deposition, murky swamps with large reptiles, and violent earth-shaking volcanic eruptions.
		In Big Bend, the sediments deposited during the Cambrian were primarily sandstones, limestones, and dolomites.
	www.maroon.com /bigbend/time (1348 words)

	Big Bend National Park air study released
		This conclusion is part of the Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational (BRAVO) study report released last week by the U.S. EPA, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
		The BRAVO study to assess the causes of haze at Big Bend involved intensive monitoring from July through October 1999 followed by a four-year data analysis and modeling effort.
		The study found that on the worst days, visibility-reducing sulfates from states to the east and north of Texas were responsible for approximately 22 percent of the man-made haze at the park.
	www.caprep.com /0904047.htm (192 words)

	Big Bend Virtual Field Trip: Introduction
		Big Bend National Park is located in West Texas adjacent to the Rio Grande approximately 69 miles south of Marathon, Texas.
		Big Bend National Park Virtual Field Trip is designed to be a guide to the geological history and features of the Big Bend National Park area.
		The Big Bend Virtual Field Trip was created for an independent study project for the Texas A&M University Department of Geology& Geophysics under the supervision of Dr.
	geoweb.tamu.edu /faculty/herbert/bigbend/intro/index.html (231 words)

	National Park Reservations
		National Park Reservations is a reservation service providing lodging and activity reservations both inside as well as in the gateway communities of the United States National Parks.
		National Park Reservations is not an authorized concessionaire of any National Park nor are we in any way affiliated with the National Park Service of the Federal Government.
		National Park Reservations provides the ability for its customers to make reservations through a toll-free telephone number at 1-866-875-8456 or by submitting an online request form.
	www.NationalParkReservations.com (143 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
		Big Bend National Park, the first national park in Texas, comprises more than 1,250 square miles (about the size of Rhode Island) in the Big Bend of the Rio Grande along more than 100 miles of the Texas-Chihuahua-Coahuila border southeast of El Paso in Brewster County.
		The National Park Service considers Big Bend "one of the outstanding geological laboratories and classrooms of the world." Geological processes readily visible at the park are sedimentation, deformation, and volcanism.
		Ross A. Maxwell, The Big Bend of the Rio Grande (Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, 1968).
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/gkb2.html (1123 words)

	Big Bend National Park Named to List of Endangered Parks
		Established in 1944, Big Bend National Park is the oldest and largest national park in Texas and the most important piece of protected Chihuahuan desert in the United States.
		At 801,000 acres, Big Bend is home to a great diversity of plant and animal life, including 75 mammal species, more than 450 bird species, 1,200 plant species, and hundreds of reptile, amphibian, fish, and insect species.
		Big Bend is also renowned for its historic and cultural sites, expansive vistas, and outstanding recreational opportunities.
	www.npca.org /media_center/big_bend.asp (396 words)

	Big Bend
		Now, one thing the Park Service has done right in Big Bend is to institute a zero tolerance policy on garbage at the first sign of bear.
		The definitive Big Bend hike is most likely the South Rim trail (here's the GORP trail description and map, and here's my description of an overnight hike along it).
		Major changes over the last twenty or so years include the collection of an entrance fee (in addition to camping fees for overnight stays), the increase in visitation (although those who have been to Yosemite, Yellowstone, or the Grand Canyon would scoff at this), and the increase in river travel, particularly packaged river expeditions.
	ccwf.cc.utexas.edu /~gavenda/bbend1.shtml (1219 words)

	Big Bend National Park (National Park Service)
		Big Bend is one of the largest and least visited of America’s national parks.
		Big Bend National Park also marks the northernmost range of many plants and animals, such as the Mexican long-nosed bat.
		The Big Bend has been a home to people for many centuries, but knowledge of the Rio Grande among non-Indians dates back less than 150 years.
	www.nps.gov /bibe (348 words)

	NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division
		The central mass of Big Bend National Park, including the Chisos Mountains, from the Sierra del Carmen to the east to the Mesa de Anguila to the west comprises such a block of rocks dropped downward by faulting.
		Perhaps the most famous of Big Bend's fossil treasures from this period is the giant flying reptile, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, with a wingspan over 35 feet.
		The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/parks/bibe/index.htm (2327 words)

	Big Bend National Park on Encyclopedia.com
		The Pine Canyon trail in Big Bend National Park starts in a cactus-strewn desert setting, but two miles and 1,000 feet of elevation later, the sumacs and oaks were showing fall colors.
		A border patrol agent cruises Big Bend National Park on the Texas-Mexico border on February 24, 2003.
		One hundred miles (160 km) to the west is Big Bend Ranch State Park, the largest Texas state park, established in 1988 and covering 287,000 acres (116,200 hectares).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/b/bigb1endn1.asp (530 words)

	Big Bend National Park - Texas - Page One - OutdoorPlaces.Com
		Established in 1944 Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas protects 801,163 acres of boulder-strewn desert and a mountainous oasis rich with wildlife.
		The Castolon region of the park documents modern habitation of Big Bend and is the most intact of historical areas in the park.
		Three miles west of park headquarters is the start of Basin Drive that climbs into the green oasis in the heart of Big Bend.
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/USNP/txbigben (804 words)

	Big Bend National Park
		The Big Bend National Park is located in far west Texas about 1000 km from Pearland, but not as far as El Paso.
		Boquillas Canyon Sand Hill - The Rio Grande River exits the Big Bend National Park through Boquillas Canyon, an impressive canyon cut through the Sierra Del Carmen.
		This overlooks the campground at the place where the big bend in the river occurs.
	www.jamesmskipper.us /Westexhome.html (444 words)

	Big Bend National Park Texas: Things To Do (DesertUSA)
		Big Bend National Park is very large and remote.
		A minimum of two days is needed to see most of the park from the main roads.
		It is virtually impossible to plan an extended backpacking trip prior to your arrival in the park.
	www.desertusa.com /big/big_todo.html (518 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Big Bend National Park
		The desert Badlands in Big Bend National Park.
		Big Bend National Park features majestic mountain vistas, as well as tranquil desert beauty.
		The sun illuminates the crown of a rocky outcropping in Big Bend.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/3356gd.htm (214 words)

	Texas Travel Guide - Big Bend National Park
		The dominant feature is the Rio Grande River, the course of which runs generally northwest from the Gulf of Mexico but takes a long diversion south of several mountain ranges before turning back north towards New Mexico; the national park sits in the lower part of this 'big bend', adjacent to the international border.
		Few US parks are as remote as Big Bend - the two main northern entrances are both over an hours drive from any mainstream town, and the nearest city is El Paso, 300 miles to the west.
		Three major canyons fall within the park boundary; Santa Elena, Marsical and Boquillas, between which the river flows through desert land that is wild and mostly unreachable.
	www.americansouthwest.net /texas/big_bend/national_park.html (470 words)

	I Love Parks.com
		As you know, national parks around the country are struggling to protect the historic, cultural, and natural resources in their care.
		For example, at Yellowstone National Park, the public can access previous EAs for projects such as the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center as well as comment on currently proposed changes to park fishing regulations and other projects that occur in the future.
		Bison in Yellowstone National Park along the Madison River Canyon Road.
	www.iloveparks.com (748 words)

	Big Bend National Park Visitors Guide
		Inside Big Bend National Park, there are three campgrounds and an RV Park in Big Bend.
		The Golden Eagle hologram is valid until the expiration of the National Parks Pass to which it is affixed.
		The National Parks Pass is an annual pass that provides admission to any national park charging an entrance fee.
	www.big.bend.national-park.com /visit.htm (2277 words)

	Friends of the Big Bend National Park - HOME
		The Friends of Bend National Park on May 13 announced the award of a $25,000 grant from the Amon Carter Foundation of Fort Worth to upgrade the educational exhibits at the Panther Junction Visitor Center in Big Bend National Park.
		The Big Bend 50's inaugural run on January 16 was a fun, safe, and successful race in the splendid grandeur of Big Bend National Park.
		Friends of Big Bend National Park recently raised more than $1,100 to benefit residents of Boquillas, Mexico.
	www.bigbendfriends.org (326 words)

	Big Bend National Park News
		BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, A muddy backpack found by hikers in Big Bend National Park led to the recovery of skeletal remains believed to be those of a North Texas man missing since June.
		Big Bend National Park Superintendent John King and the parks - Chief of Interpretation David Elkowitz will talk about the state of the park and will answer questions during a reception Saturday evening on the...
		AUSTIN - State park officials unanimously rejected a Houston businessman's $2 million proposal Thursday to buy more than 46,000 acres of Big Bend Ranch State Park after an outpouring of opposition from across...
	www.topix.net /city/big-bend-national-park-tx (280 words)

	Bird Checklists of the United States
		Big Bend specialty - Highlights a species that, for the United States and Canada, is found most easily within Big Bend National Park.
		Plausible, but not authenticated for Big Bend by specimen, photograph, or unquestionable documentation or has not been reported during the last 20 years.
		Their status changes after breeding; either they disperse away from the park, becoming more difficult to find in July and August, or they become more active, and are easier to locate at this time.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/othrdata/chekbird/r2/bbend.htm (1945 words)

	Big Bend National Park, Texas
		And we've found that despite the remoteness and furnace-like temperatures in the Summer, Big Bend is an awesome place to spend a week.
		Big Bend River Tours - Offers raft and canoe trips down the Rio Grande and Big Bend canyons.
		A handful of tiny old ghost towns around the park are springing back to life, inhabited by an unusual assortment of characters.
	www.watchingyou.com /bigbend.html (658 words)

	Big Bend Texas River Rafting Trips, ATV and Jeep Tours, Family Trips in Big Bend National Park
		Big Bend Texas River Rafting Trips, ATV and Jeep Tours, Family Trips in Big Bend National Park
		Five major and several smaller canyons make up the 300 miles of the Big Bend river corridor, all preserved for posterity in the Big Bend National Park and Big Bend State Park.
		The Rio Grande, flowing through Big Bend country, is Texas' premier wilderness playground.
	www.farflungoutdoorcenter.com (401 words)

	Big Bend by Kchisos
		There are several books available on the trails of Big Bend, but one of the best is "Hiking Big Bend National Park" by Lawrence Parent.
		The fall and spring are mild throughout the park, making it a great time to explore the desert; however, park visitation is at its peak in the spring and at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
		There are convenience stores at the three campgrounds, two gas stations (one near park headquarters, one at Rio Grande Village campgrounds along with showers and a laundry).
	www.kchisos.com /bigbend.htm (949 words)

	Big Bend National Park
		Big Bend National Park contains 1,100 square miles of some of the most beautiful areas in Texas.
		From displays of desert wildflowers to the majesty of the Santa Elena canyon, Big Bend is some of the wildest area left in the United States.
	hotx.com /hot/bigbend/bigbendnp (81 words)

	Big Bend Maps. Data download page. Topographic & geologic maps & aerial photos for Big Bend National Park.
		Geologic Map of the Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas used with the permission of the Bureau of Economic Geology/University of Texas at Austin.
		Big Bend National Park is an extremely rugged outdoor area which presents the visitor with many potentially hazardous conditions.
		Geology from: The Big* Bend of the Rio Grande- A Guide to the Rocks, Geologic History, and Settlers of the Area of Big Bend National Park, Guidebook 7.
	www.bigbendmaps.com (549 words)

	Welcome To Marathon Texas - Big Bend National Park
		Marathon achieved new importance when Big Bend National Park opened in 1947 and it was officially designated the "Gateway to the Big Bend." Local daredevil pilot Bill Hargus that same year inaugurated the road to the park, now U.S. 385, by cutting the ribbon with his plane's propeller.
		It also had the first school in the Big Bend (the adobe schoolhouse now houses the Marathon Historical Museum), churches, a taxi service, a blacksmith shop, a general store and two hotels.
		Marathon was named in 1882 by retired sea captain, railroad surveyor and local landowner Albion Shepard, who said the locale, a high desert basin surrounded by mountains, reminded him of the famous Marathon in Greece, from which runner Phidippides ran 26.2 miles to tell Athenians of their victory against the Persians in 490 BC.
	www.marathontexas.net (607 words)

	Visit Big Bend - Home
		A few remarkable communities near Big Bend National Park:
		Big Bend is a diverse region with endless possiblilites for adventure, whether you like it soft, hard or in between.
		The Big Bend of the Rio Grande is named for the vast curve of the fabled river in remote southwest Texas.
	www.visitbigbend.com (323 words)

	Visit Big Bend - Big Bend National Park
		BBNP is one of the United States' biggest outdoor parks but relative to its size has a small annual visitation, which is one of its major appeals - it offers great solitude, and peace and quiet in a natural surrounding.
		The 800,000-acre national park contains three basic habitats: river, desert, and mountains.
		There is a convenience store on the west side of the park at Castolon (no gas) and one on east side at Rio Grande Village (gas available).
	visitbigbend.com /whattosee_bbnp.html (184 words)

	Big Bend River Tours
		Big Bend River Tours would love to be your outfitter of choice on a river trip, hiking or backpacking journey, backroads tour or National or State Park interpretive tour soon.
		It has carved out five awesome river canyons traveling the edges of Big Bend Ranch State Park, Big Bend National Park, and many miles of water
		Big Bend River Tours is located on FM 170 West, just after the Highway 118 junction.
	www.bigbendrivertours.com (800 words)

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