We"re celebrating the 77th birthday of Big Bend National Park, the place the National Park Service calls "one of the last remaining wild corners of the United States." To get here, you have to be committed. This rugged terrain, which covers almost a million acres, is one of the most remote spots in the country—it"s hours from the nearest towns or the closest airport, making it one of the least-visited national parks in the country. Those who do make the effort to get to Big Bend are rewarded with an undeveloped natural beauty, and silence, two things that seem to be in short supply these days.
In Texas, even the riverbend is big
Today in History
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Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
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Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
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Manatee Awareness Month
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World Parrot Day
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Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
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Male hooded merganser, Oregon
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By the light of the fireflies
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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National Mushroom Day
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Bohemian Switzerland
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Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
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A wonder in winter
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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Monet still makes an impression
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Inhale and exhale, it’s Yoga Day
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Terraced fields of green
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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International Day of Peace
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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Decorating for Diwali
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