Theater and TV
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- Created on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 22:23
- Published on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 22:23
- Written by Abe Connally
While the natural attractions of Big Bend are more than enough to attract most, you may be interested in something a little different happening in the area this week. A quick look at the events calendar tells you that this weekend you can see Wonder of the World, a play produced by Last Minute Low Budget in the Theater Behind the Store on Highway 170 between Terlingua and Study Butte.
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ee the Curtains Up Review of the play, written by Fuddy Meers. Basically the comedy focuses on Cass, a wife who escapes her marriage to the Honeymoon capital of America and Wonder of the World—Niagara Falls. While she searches for a life she might have missed out on, she runs into all kinds of fun. The comedy guarantees plenty of laughs and an escape from the trouble of the real world. According the review, the show seems to be whimsical and playful, in a fun and nonsensical way, similar to Lewis Carol’s work (such as Alice in Wonderland).
The show’s already played last weekend, but you still have a chance this Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Take some time off the trails to enjoy a fine show with friends and family!
Note: the picture to the right is from the Broadway production of the play.
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel will be doing a special on Feb 24, 2011 at 6:30 am about Big Bend National Park. If you don’t get up early, record it! Also, you can check out, on the Travel Channel’s website, a wonderful little description of Big Bend. I personally like how the park is described as “vast, quiet, and wild” so that you feel like the “last person standing”. The little article really makes Big Bend National Park seem enchanting, and it has a nice photo to top things off.
Worth a Thousand Words
There are some views you just can't take in all at once. Like a dazzling sunset or breathtaking field of wildflowers—you just can't appreciate such beauty in the moment, a moment that is often over before you realize it, the forms and colors of that marvelous vista already fading in your memory. Perhaps it was with the goal of preserving such scenes that the first camera was invented, a goal that you may still share when you visit a place as beautiful as Big Bend and the surrounding area. Why not take a look through our new and improved photo galleries to see what amazing sights have been preserved by astounded visitors and appreciative locals? When you see the mountains, plains, flora, and fauna displayed in those images, you'll be glad the gallery contributors took their camera along.
Birding in Big Bend
Among the many activities available in Big Bend National Park that highlight the region's diversity of wildlife, birding can be enjoyable and promising. Big Bend engulfs a vast area, bounded by the the rushing Rio Grande valley to the south, containing high peaks in the Chisos Mountains, and boasting both desert and forest climates between the two. It embodies the very diversity that makes America great, providing countless opportunities to spot more than 450 birds in one area.
Your Big Year is Here
What are your new year's resolutions for 2012? Did you keep your resolutions for 2011? While the top resolutions each year include losing weight, learning something new, traveling, or getting out of debt, here's a new challenge you can take on this year: spot all the bird species in Big Bend National Park.
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Big Bend has some of the most spectacular scenery in Texas, if not the entire US. Our big sky country rivals any other state and our night skies are as dark as anywhere for excellent star gazing. The beautiful light and great scenery make for a photographer’s paradise.
Trails and Wildlife
There are many things you may love to do in Big Bend National Park in the heat of summer, but running or jogging is probably not one of them. With 90+ degree temperatures, there simply is no such thing as a nice July run in West Texas. With the dry weather we've had this year, you have truly hostile workout conditions. That all changes this time of year, though, as temperatures drop and the sun gives us a break for a few months. What a great time to get out on some trails in Big Bend!
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