03169cam a2200337 4500 268523818 TxAuBib 20090813120000.0 080820s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008036919 9781603441018 flexbound : alk. paper 1603441018 flexbound : alk. paper (OCoLC)244660685 TXA/DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Clark, Gary, 1943- Enjoying Big Bend National Park : a friendly guide to adventures for everyone / by Gary Clark ; photographs by Kathy Adams Clark. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2009. x, 116 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm. W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series; ; 41 Includes index. The lure of Big Bend -- Practical information about visiting Big Bend -- Equipment list -- Park rules -- Adventures in Big Bend -- Two-hour adventures -- Learn and snack at Panther Junction -- Walk the trail from the Chisos Mountains lodge to the Chisos Basin campground -- Walk the Chisos Basin loop trail -- Enjoy a journey on Dagger Yucca Drive -- Half-day adventures -- Drive and hike Rio Grande Village and Boquillas Canyon -- Drive and learn about geology on Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive -- Hike and picnic on the Window Trail -- A full-day adventure -- Hike to the southwest rim -- Adventures with families and small children -- Take a nighttime drive to look for mammals and reptiles -- Explore the Sam Nail Ranch homestead -- Journey through time at Hot Springs historic area -- Do an outing with a topographic map and compass -- Walk the window view trail -- Enjoy a scavenger hunt -- Adventures for the physically fit -- Hike to Boot Canyon -- Hike to Emory Peak -- Hike to Dog Canyon or Devil's Den -- Hike to the Chimneys -- Explore Santa Elena Canyon -- Hit the hiking trails -- Adventures at an easy pace -- View the sunset at the Window View Trail -- Lunch and learn at Castolon historical compound -- Hunt for and identify cactus at Panther Path -- Explore Dugout Wells desert oasis -- Adventures for people with limited physical mobility -- Eat while nature watching in the Chisos Basin -- Watch the full moon rise over the mountains -- Linger along the Window View Trail -- Adventures in a vehicle -- Drive Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive -- Four-wheel drive through Glenn Spring -- Picnic at Rio Grande Village -- Adventures for nature lovers -- Listen to the dawn chorus at Sam Nail Ranch -- Go on a nighttime owl prowl -- Picnic at Cottonwood Campground -- Watch dragonflies at Rio Grande Village. 20090812. Hiking Texas Big Bend National Park Guidebooks. Automobile travel Texas Big Bend National Park Guidebooks. Nature observation Texas Big Bend National Park Guidebooks. Big Bend National Park (Tex) Guidebooks. Clark, Kathy Adams, 1955- W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series; ; 41. TXEDR