People are drawn to Big Bend to paddle the Rio Grande between sheer canyon walls ... and—this is big in southern Texas—blessed shade. Tackle the 20-mile float from Lajitas to the Santa Elena River ...

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Mud slurps at my shoes as I slog along the banks of the Rio Grande, deep in the heart of Santa Elena Canyon at Big Bend National Park. In front of me, Charlie Gandy, founder of the Cross Texas ...

View from the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas. View from the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Tim Speer/Getty Images In Southwest Texas along ...

National parks like Gates of the Arctic, Big Bend, and Yosemite have blown ... strewn Ross Maxwell), riverside hikes (like Santa Elena Canyon), or rafting adventures along the Rio Grande.

Tucked into the western edge of Big Bend National Park, Santa Elena Canyon represents Texas at its most dramatic and awe-inspiring. Nature’s border patrol: The Rio Grande carving its own diplomatic ...

Here are which national parks you can visit in Texas for free on Saturday, April 19. The cliffs of Santa Elena Canyon rise above the river in Big Bend National Park along the Rio Grande River on ...

Pam LeBlanc checks out a unique spot in Big Bend National Park. Access to the deepest US lake is closing to tourists for at least 3 years 13 Things That Totally Annoy TSA Agents—and What to Do ...

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 ...

Big Bend National Park is a Texas highlight ... Intrepid travelers will want to make a beeline for Santa Elena Canyon, the park's most famous ravine, and either hike its short, riverfront trail ...