Big Bend National Park is a fantastic park located in the U.S. State of Texas. Big Bend has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, which includes more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals.
The park covers 801,163 acres (1,252 sq mi; 3,242 km2). It is larger than the state of Rhode Island. Few other parks exceed this park's value for the protection and study of geologic and paleontologic resources. A variety of Cretaceous and Tertiary fossil organisms exist in abundance. Archaeologists have discovered artifacts estimated to be 9,000 years old, and historic buildings and landscapes offer graphic illustration of life along the international border in the 19th century. Thousands of visitors come to this Park each year, it is the best tourist attraction place in the U.S states of Texas.
The park covers 801,163 acres (1,252 sq mi; 3,242 km2). It is larger than the state of Rhode Island. Few other parks exceed this park's value for the protection and study of geologic and paleontologic resources. A variety of Cretaceous and Tertiary fossil organisms exist in abundance. Archaeologists have discovered artifacts estimated to be 9,000 years old, and historic buildings and landscapes offer graphic illustration of life along the international border in the 19th century. Thousands of visitors come to this Park each year, it is the best tourist attraction place in the U.S states of Texas.
YOU HAVE A PHOTO OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AT PALO DURO CANYON! It's 400 miles from Big Bend.
ReplyDeleteI have an idea that the photo "Big Bend National Park-Cool View" belongs in the Palo Duro Canyon State Park up in the Texas panhandle. The formation is called The Lighthouse-I've never seen this formation in Big Bend..........DLW
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