Adventures in the Big Bend : A Travel Guide

by Glendinning, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780974504896
• ISBN10: 0974504890
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Iron Mountain Press

Summary

In this fourth edition of Adventures in the Big Bend, Jim Glendinning offers the only general guidebook to the beautiful Big Bend region.

Table of Contents

Maps & Photographs	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Big Bend	p. 1
Big Bend National Park	p. 1
Big Bend Ranch State Park	p. 32
Fort Leaton State Historical Park	p. 43
Barton Warnock Environmental Center	p. 45
A Big Bend Anecdote-Remembrance	p. 47
Regional Attractions	p. 53
Balmorhea State Park	p. 53
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center	p. 55
Prude Ranch	p. 58
Davis Mountains State Park	p. 60
Fort Davis National Historic Site	p. 65
McDonald Observatory	p. 68
Ranching, The Early Days-Retrospect	p. 73
Adventures	p. 75
Hiking Through Time	p. 75
Mexico-Just Across The River	p. 77
Horseback Across the Rio Grande	p. 82
Off-Road Self-Drive Driving Tours	p. 84
Rafting The Rio Grande	p. 86
Combination Tours-Hike, Bike, Paddle	p. 89
Jeep Tours	p. 91
Birding	p. 93
Ranching Today-Ranching In The Big Bend	p. 95
Scenic Routes	p. 99
Big Bend & River Road Loop	p. 99
Big Bend National Park Loop	p. 106
Canyon & Border Loop	p. 118
River Road-East To West	p. 123
Davis Mountains Scenic Loop	p. 128
Desert Survival-Desert Survival Basics	p. 133
Towns & Communities	p. 139
Alpine	p. 139
Balmorhea	p. 164
Fort Davis	p. 169
Fort Stockton	p. 187
Lajitas on the Rio Grande	p. 197
Marathon	p. 204
Marfa	p. 220
Monahans	p. 247
Presidio	p. 253
Sanderson	p. 261
Study Butte	p. 265
Terlingua Ghostown	p. 271
Valentine	p. 283
Van Horn	p. 284
Big Bend Background	p. 291
Top Ten Books on the Big Bend	p. 291
Indian Tribes Of The Big Bend From 1535	p. 293
Rocks Of The Big Bend	p. 295
What Time Is It?	p. 297
Photo Credits	p. 298
General Index	p. 301
Accommodations Index	p. 306
Restaurant Index	p. 309
Bar Index	p. 312
Galleries Index	p. 313
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