As the second-largest state in the USA, Texas is a land of diverse landscapes, iconic monuments, and immense natural beauty.

Santa Elena Canyon brackets the Rio Grande with sheer ... are treated to spectacular landscapes designed by a combination of geological processes, namely an uplift of metamorphic rock and volcanic ...

Big Bend National Park in Texas could soon expand by thousands of acres. Pictured is the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in the park.(Dan Leeth / Special Contributor) Big Bend National Park in Texas ...

A good place to see one of the beautiful canyons of the river is in Big Bend National Park at the exit to Santa Elena Canyon where a trail allows people to walk partway into the canyon.