The Big Bend of the Rio Grande
Author: Ross A. Maxwell
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Guide to the Rocks, Landscape, Geologic History, and Settlers of the Area of Big Bend National Park.
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Hiking Big Bend National Park
Author: Laurence Parent
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2005-06-01
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 0762797460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFully updated and revised, this comprehensive guide features forty-seven trails in Big Bend National Park.
Enjoying Big Bend National Park
Author: Gary Clark
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 160344338X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book will help turn every trip to Big Bend National Park into a memorable adventure. Veteran naturalist Gary Clark and photographer Kathy Adams Clark help you choose the best hike or drive in Big Bend National Park, based on the season in which you visit; the number of days you have in the park; and your activity, age, and fitness levels. The Clarks provide valuable practical information, along with a descriptive list of items essential for being outdoors in desert and mountain environments and an overview of park rules. They describe more than thirty activities available in the park: two-hour or half- and full-day adventures; adventures for the physically fit or physically challenged; and adventures with children, for nature lovers, or in vehicles. The Clarks also point out scenic highlights and animals and plants that might be seen along the way.
Big Bend National Park and Vicinity
Author:
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009-12
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 9780738578590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Year in the National Parks
Author: Stefanie Payne
Publisher:
Published: 2018-05
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780692926789
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn January 1 of 2016, Stefanie Payne, a creative professional working at NASA Headquarters, and Jonathan Irish, a photographer with National Geographic, left their lives in Washington, D.C. and hit the open road on an expedition to explore and document all 59 of America's national parks during the centennial celebration of the U.S. National Park Service - 59 parks in 52 weeks - the Greatest American Road Trip. Captured in more than 300,000 digital photographs, written stories, and videos shared by the national and international media, their project resulted in an incredible view of America's National Park System seen in its 100th year. 'A Year in the National Parks, The Greatest American Road Trip' is a gorgeous visual journey through our cherished public lands, detailing a rich tapestry of what makes each park special, as seen along an epic journey to visit them all within one special celebratory year.
Little Big Bend
Author: Roy Morey
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780896726130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA photographic and descriptive guide to the diverse plant life of the Big Bend region of Texas, including uncommon or rare species such as orchids.
Death In Big Bend
Author: Laurence Parent
Publisher: Laurence Parent Photography, Incorporated
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780974504872
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost people visit Big Bend National Park and have a wonderful, incident-free vacation. For a tiny number, however, a simple mistake, unpreparedness, or pure bad luck has lead to catastrophe. Massive rescue efforts and fatalities, while rare, do happen at the park. Heat stroke, dehydration, hypothermia, drowning, falls, lightning, and even murder have claimed victims at Big Bend. This book chronicles selected rescues and tragedies that have happened there since the early 1980s. The lessons you learn reading this book may save your life.
The Story of Big Bend National Park
Author: John Jameson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0292740425
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the development of Texas's Big Bend National Park, as well as the controversies that have shaped it over its first fifty years.
Photographing Big Bend National Park
Author: Kathy Adams Clark
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2013-02-03
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1603448233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith its combination of desert and mountain landscapes, the dramatic canyons of the Rio Grande, ancient pictographs, and remnants of pioneer ranch life, Big Bend National Park presents a wealth of subjects to the photographic eye. Add early morning and late evening sunlight, summer thunderstorms, and clear, star-spattered night skies, and the opportunities become irresistible. Professional nature photographer and frequent Big Bend traveler Kathy Adams Clark offers this handy and beautiful guide to maximizing the photographic experience of this visually stunning landscape. Photographing Big Bend National Park begins with a tutorial on the basics of light meters, shutter speeds, and f/stops, featuring practical, hands-on-camera exercises and answers to common questions. The chapters that follow take readers on six excursions to well-known locations within the park—the Basin, Panther Junction, Rio Grande Village, Ross Maxwell Drive, Santa Elena Canyon, and the Chisos Mountains among them. A primer on night photography (including “light-painting” and star trails) is also included. Within each chapter are instructions for photographing various subjects at the site using simple, intermediate, and advanced techniques; information on the best seasons to photograph; and tips designed to benefit the novice. Photographing Big Bend National Park not only provides practical information for photographers of all skill levels, it also offers a visual feast of striking images. Nature lovers, photographers, and anyone who loves this remarkable national park will treasure this latest book from veteran writer and photographer Kathy Adams Clark.
Big Bend National Park and Vicinity
Author: Thomas C. Alex
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009-12-01
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738578538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Rio Grande makes a large bend into Mexico and forms the "boot heel" of Texas that is the Big Bend. Big Bend National Park nestles inside this meander, and its history is as much a part of Mexico as it is of Texas. The remote border location is historically replete with rich cultural diversity, including nomadic bands of Native Americans, Spanish explorers, Mexican and Anglo farmers, ranchers, miners, military men, and entrepreneurs. In the 1930s, a handful of people saw the Big Bend's majestic ruggedness as a place where all Americans could touch the Creator in nature and appreciate the alien qualities that both test and console the human spirit. This remote frontier still draws the souls of those seeking wide-open vistas and crystal-clear night skies.
