From the Lone Star State to you. Posts and thoughts inspired by working, playing, eating, drinking and exploring the Lone Star State
Big Bend National Park photo calendar – Bigbendchat.com sponsors a member photo calendar every year about this time. It consists of 13 photos, voted on by the participants, compiled by the moderator, and sent off to the printer. This year, the Big Bend National Park photo calendar included one of my photos that is posted […]
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I drove out of the neighborhood to get away from the trees and get a better view of the Wings over Houston action at Ellington Field. Yesterday and today the annual Wings over Houston Airshow was performed with great weather and a fun show. I never actually went to the show, I just take photos nearby
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Went to Austin today and took a few minutes out to pay homage to the late, great Stevie Ray. In 1985, he was named an honorary admiral in the Texas Navy. In 1991, Texas governor Ann Richards proclaimed October 3, Vaughan’s birthday, to be “Stevie Ray Vaughan Day”. The bigger than life sized statue of Vaughn
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A fine November day in 2006 , found me on the edge of the South Rim Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park. Rising to nearly 8,000 ft., the Chisos Mountains are a cooler and wetter island surrounded by the Chihuahuan Desert. The view from the South Rim Chisos Mountains extends well into Mexico on
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I have put together a page of Elevation profiles for trails in Big Bend National Park. These profiles were generated from logged GPS files and exported from Garmin Mapsource© These Elevation profiles for trails in Big Bend National Park are great for planning or just keeping a record. Some of these are Round trip and
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UPDATE: Big Bend Topo – I have added some more data and digital elevation data (DEM) to the map. It now provides route elevation profiles. Attached is a view in Basecamp in the 3D mode. Adding DEM to the mapset allows 3D capability. UPDATE Big Bend Topo – For those who request a working copy for