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Article: A real treasure Texas: At Big Bend National Park, visitors find rugged grandeur, wide-open spaces, and more animals than people.(Features)(Travel)
- Article from:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- October 31, 2000
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Shut down the computer. Unplug the TV. Put any leftovers in the freezer. Then load up the family car/RV/SUV with kids and head for Texas.
Not Dallas, Austin, Amarillo, or El Paso, but put your finger way, way down in the southwest corner on a state map, where the Rio Grande takes a big curving bend around the craggy Chisos Mountains of the Chihuahuan desert.
Your destination is Big Bend National Park (BBNP), one of the lesser-known US National Parks, where remoteness is part of the appeal. It's a spectacular blend of wide-open desert, craggy mountains, and river canyons that almost earns the park the designation of "a best-kept secret."
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