Lone Star Trekking
Big Bend National Park
Sometimes considered three parks in one,
Big Bend includes mountain, desert, and
river environments. An hour’s drive can
take you from the banks of the Rio
Grande to a mountain basin nearly a mile
high. Here, you can explore one of the last
remaining wild corners of the United
States, and experience unmatched sights,
sounds, and solitude. Encompassing
more than 800,000 acres in southwest
Texas, Big Bend is the largest protected
area of Chihuahuan Desert topography
and ecology in the United States. Big
Bend offers flowing waterfalls, bubbling
Sometimes considered three parks in one,
Big Bend includes mountain, desert, and
river environments. An hour’s drive can
take you from the banks of the Rio
Grande to a mountain basin nearly a mile
high. Here, you can explore one of the last
remaining wild corners of the United
States, and experience unmatched sights,
sounds, and solitude. Encompassing
more than 800,000 acres in southwest
Texas, Big Bend is the largest protected
area of Chihuahuan Desert topography
and ecology in the United States. Big
Bend offers flowing waterfalls, bubbling
Guadalupe Mountains
National Park
As one of the least visited parks in the
National Park system, Guadalupe
Mountains National Park offers
solitude and tranquility. The entire
mountain range is the world's finest
example of an ancient, marine fossilized
reef. It contains Guadalupe Peak, the
highest point in the state of Texas at
8,749 feet in elevation and El Capitan,
which rises above the desert floor like the
prow of a great ship. The park also
contains McKittrick Canyon, often called
National Park
As one of the least visited parks in the
National Park system, Guadalupe
Mountains National Park offers
solitude and tranquility. The entire
mountain range is the world's finest
example of an ancient, marine fossilized
reef. It contains Guadalupe Peak, the
highest point in the state of Texas at
8,749 feet in elevation and El Capitan,
which rises above the desert floor like the
prow of a great ship. The park also
contains McKittrick Canyon, often called
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"the most beautiful spot in Texas," is a desert oasis with it's trout filled stream and thousands of
bigtooth maple trees. Exploring Guadalupe Mountains National Park reveals extremes in
habitats ranging from gypsum sand dunes to coniferous forests dominated by Douglas fir,
southwestern white pine, and ponderosa pine. Many large animals are found in the park,
including Mule Deer, Black Bear, Mountain Lions, and even Elk!
bigtooth maple trees. Exploring Guadalupe Mountains National Park reveals extremes in
habitats ranging from gypsum sand dunes to coniferous forests dominated by Douglas fir,
southwestern white pine, and ponderosa pine. Many large animals are found in the park,
including Mule Deer, Black Bear, Mountain Lions, and even Elk!
hot springs, dinosaur fossils, ancient pictographs, abandoned mines, hundreds of bird species,
flowers of every color, and breathtaking vistas to anyone willing to get out there and experience
them. And if you are lucky, you might catch a glimpse of a Black Bear or a Mountain Lion!
flowers of every color, and breathtaking vistas to anyone willing to get out there and experience
them. And if you are lucky, you might catch a glimpse of a Black Bear or a Mountain Lion!
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Upcoming Adventures
Feb 16-20, 2012
Big Bend
Outer Mountain Loop
Big Bend
Outer Mountain Loop
Mar 15-18, 2012
Big Bend
Day Hiking & Marufo Vega
Big Bend
Day Hiking & Marufo Vega
May 24-28, 2012
Guadalupe Mountains
5 Day Trip
Guadalupe Mountains
5 Day Trip
June 21-24, 2012
Guadalupe Mountains
4 Day Trip
Guadalupe Mountains
4 Day Trip
July 12-15, 2012
Guadalupe Mountains
4 Day Trip
Guadalupe Mountains
4 Day Trip
Aug 16-19, 2012
Guadalupe Mountains
4 Day Trip
Guadalupe Mountains
4 Day Trip
