“The Marufo Vega Trail winds through extremely rugged desert and rocky cliffs within the hottest part of Big Bend National Park. No shade or water makes this strenuous trail dangerous to attempt ...

The body of a 24-year-old hiker was found in a remote area along one of the most rugged trails at Big Bend National ... through rugged desert and rocky cliffs, the National Park Service (NPS ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — A roadrunner races down a stony path into the scrub of the Chihuahuan Desert. The creature, with its stick-thin legs and shaggy crest, exemplifies the lore of the ...

So if you’re wondering whether Big Bend National Park is worth it? The answer is, yes. It has practically no crowds, a unique ...

According to the National Park Service, Big Bend now sees over half a million visitors each year. Big Bend is known for its ...

Last March, a Big Bend National Park botany program volunteer along with a supervisory interpretive park ranger found some small plants growing among the desert rocks within a northern portion of ...

Last year, Big Bend National Park volunteer Debra Manley and park ... barely discernible against the desert gravel. Few of the specimens were larger than a quarter, and the only things ...

A new plant species called the Wooly Devil has been discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas ... plants with yellow flowers growing among desert rocks in a remote area on the northern ...

Walking through the boundless landscape of red rocks and limestone cliffs in Texas' Big Bend National Park last March ... across in the arid Chihuahuan Desert was an entirely new plant species ...