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The Adobe Rose Inn Marathon

102 S 1st St Marathon, Texas, 36203, United States

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Art in West Texas

A travel blog entry by travelswithduke

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After leaving Big Bend the next town was Alpine TX - several hours away. Alpine has almost more art galleries than people. Apparently an artist colony there in the 1920's has been revived and there were many galleries we could and did visit. Alpine is also the home of Sul Ross University - part of Texas A & M and formerly the state ...

Back for the Cowboy Social

A travel blog entry by catndeano

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6th Nov. cont.

It is here that the Museum of the Big Bend is found and that's what we went to see. As it didn't open until 1pm, we had a look round Alpine first, then had lunch and then went to the museum to have a look at the replica of Tall Rockshelter, a prehistoric pictograph. Our main decision for back tracking was to return to Marathon for their Cowboy Social which started at 3pm. The museum was only small so took us under an hour to ...

Camping near the Big Bend

A travel blog entry by catndeano

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... and found the cafe which was host to the 'fish fry', only to discover that it was just an ordinary meal costing $14pp and a local group playing music in the corner. Slightly disappointed, we returned to the campground, after having a quick walk around town, cooked our own dinner, showered and watched a downloaded episode of Desperate Housewives before going to ...

Let's walk, blisters and all

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

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... and downhill back. The hike started at an elevation of 5724 feet and climbed 1050 feet over the 2.5 mile distance. The vista from the top of the mountain was absolutely incredible, something you cannot describe in words. Nobody will ever convince me that a lighting bolt hit a mud puddle and that this came to life. With aching feet I opted out of a long hike for this afternoon.

We drove through typical Chihuauan Desert scenery to the banks of ...

Big Bend National Park

A travel blog entry by wheresgordon

... a green island in a sea of desert. Other portions are riparian, the most significant being along the Rio Grande, 118 miles of which forms the southern boundary of the park as well as the country. All three of these ecosystems are radically changed since the time Europeans first came to the area. The flow rate of the rivers in the park is about one sixth of what it used to be mostly due to diversion of water for other uses. ...

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