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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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Flock together for Cousins Day
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Manatee Awareness Month
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International Day of Peace
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Reflections on the mighty Amazon
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Guiding ships to safety
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Holi festival
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Lion cubs, South Africa
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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Amelia Earhart
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Summer solstice
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Kluane National Park
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Looking down on the Otter
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Nature Photography Day
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
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Let s celebrate cephalopods
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White dunes, blue lagoons
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Patriot Day
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Batten down the hatches
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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Relationship status: It s complicated
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Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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Penn Station
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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World Children s Day
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A view from the top
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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International Day of Mangrove Conservation
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood