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Top Nature Destinations In Texas

Big Bend National Park, TX
(22 mi.)

Travel Guides In Texas

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Texas Overview

Texans are a unique bunch, unapologetic in their swaggering embrace of the place they call home. "It's flat and dry," you say. "Yup, parts are," they reply. "It's hot," you say. "Hotter 'n hell," they confirm. "Texans talk funny," you say. "Y'all do too," they retort. Self-confident and independent almost to a fault, Texas seems to embody all that's good, bad, and especially big about the United States. The former independent Republic of Texas -- which shook off the landlord claims of Spain, Mexico, France, and even the United States -- has diehards who still wish Texas would suck it up and secede. Read More

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The Ultimate Classroom
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Best Educational Parks
GORP - Big Bend National Park - Wildlife Viewing
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GORP - Attwater Praire Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
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GORP - Padre Island National Seashore - Texas
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And a Cast of Thousands
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Trip Ideas

Wild Times
Tired of seeing Shamu performing the same old tricks? Ready to ditch the tameness of the zoo for the real deal? We give you three close-to-home options for getting up close and personal with Mother Nature’s biggest stars. Prepare for an experience everyone can savor.
Backyard Playgrounds
Dallas/Ft. Worth

Practical Advice

Family Travel Survival Guide: Cancun
Holistic Travel: Eco-Savvy Ways to See the World
What Is Eco-Tourism
An Altruist's Vacation
If travel is meant to broaden the mind, then the steadily growing field of “voluntourism” stands to broaden the mind and enrich the soul. But like its close cousin ecotourism, the altruistically simple concept of doing good while traveling is also privy to some easy misconceptions. Here, we offer a guide to get you on the right path to becoming a good global citizen.
GORP - Mastering Leave No Trace - Introduction
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Garden Tours: A Primer
The basics to tiptoeing through the tulips.

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Gear

‘Tis the Season
The Eco-Savvy Traveler
And Nau for Something Completely Different
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A new apparel maker opening for business in January is chasing a revolutionary concept: that customers actually give a damn about sustainable products. Will anyone buy their good intentions?
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Eco-Chic
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Gear
The River Shoe: New Balance 920
Amphibious footwear that gets everything right

Attractions

Blue Creek Trail

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Big Bend National Park, Texas

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Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail

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I-25 to Hwy. 70 East, exit Mesa Grande Rd., U-turn under hwy., right on Jornada Rd, follow Jornada 6.5 miles, left before Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park sign
Big Bend National Park, Texas

Description: Signs that identify shrubs and cacti indigenous... Read More

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