Man Versus the Most Untamed Stretch of River in Texas
March 26, 2019 | By Brantley Hargrove
Rio Grande River
Where to Find 4 Hidden Gems off Big Bend’s Beaten Path
January 31, 2019 | By Clayton Maxwell
Jaw-dropping hikes like the Window Trail and South Rim draw visitors back to Big Bend National Park year after year. But with 1,252 square miles to roam, the park also teems with trails less traveled. Many visitors stick to five or six popular trails, but for hikers who want to go farther, go wilder, and get off the beaten path, park officials recommend these four secluded options.
Ditch the Survival Skills With These 3 Easy Ways to Explore Big Bend National Park
January 30, 2019 | By Matt Joyce
BIG BEND National Park can be intimidating. Countless photographs behold the region’s undeniable grandeur, its spectacular amalgam of desert, mountain, river, and sky. But the images also convey vast emptiness—16th-century Spanish explorers dubbed this territory el despoblado, “the uninhabited.” And those scenic photos often overlook the granular details, where scorpions, thorns, snakes, sunburns, and blisters reside. So it’s understandable when the uninitiated knit their brows at the thought of Big Bend, weighing a vacation experience against fears of a survival exercise in the Chihuahuan Desert borderlands.
