by Adam Brower (BigBendGuide.com) | Jan 20, 2022 | Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Big Bend Region
Everything is busy now. Too busy. National Parks are becoming overcrowded and many amazing destinations, such as The Wave, are barely accessible anymore. Even more alarming is what this influx of visitation is doing to our protected lands. And I’m kind of...
by Adam Brower (BigBendGuide.com) | Nov 19, 2021 | Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Big Bend Region
It’s a month (or week) before Thanksgiving and you decide you’d like to go hike Big Bend for the long weekend. Excited for the trip, you pull up the National Park site to see what’s available. It directs you to the recreation.gov site, you pull up...
by Adam Brower (BigBendGuide.com) | Nov 14, 2021 | Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Region
The Big Bend region seems to have an infinite amount of unique adventures and it’s easy to romanticize each. Big Bend is very remote so it remains rough on the edges and keeps its own vibe and energy that’s easily felt by all who visit. To make a point,...
by Adam Brower (BigBendGuide.com) | Oct 31, 2021 | Big Bend National Park, Wellness
It was the summer of 2009 and I was fresh off a divorce and a sedentary and unhealthy lifestyle. My new super hot girlfriend, and now wife, Stef, wanted to go camp Big Bend and I thought, “hmmm… I think my parents took me there when I was 2. Oh, what the...
by Adam Brower (BigBendGuide.com) | Oct 14, 2021 | Big Bend National Park
Subscribe FollowFollowFollow Given that Big Bend National Park is larger than the state of Rhode Island, it holds many secrets. Before it was a park, it was once home to many small towns, mining communities, and settlements. They had post offices, restaurants, motels,...
by Adam Brower (BigBendGuide.com) | Sep 26, 2021 | Big Bend National Park
Following my last post, The Ultimate Big Bend National Park Driving Tour, there’s another question I get asked often, “We only have one day in Big Bend, what should we do?” That’s very subjective based on individual preferences and passions....