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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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Big sky at Big Bend
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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Big Bend National Parks birthday
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
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European bee-eater, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Cádiz, Spain
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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A picture-perfect day on Trillium
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National Llama Day
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Anniversary of National Park Service
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Badlands National Parks 45th anniversary
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Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
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We heart Berlin
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Monet still makes an impression
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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World Penguin Day
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Endangered Species Day
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World Bee Day
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International Zebra Day
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Dog days of summer
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The fishing village of Reine, Norway
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Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market
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Burrowing owls
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World Rainforest Day
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International Moon Day
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A universe underground
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Get on your bike and ride
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San Blas Islands, Panama
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Trunks stick together
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What are we looking at?
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Earth Day
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