We"re celebrating the 77th birthday of Big Bend National Park, the place the National Park Service calls "one of the last remaining wild corners of the United States." To get here, you have to be committed. This rugged terrain, which covers almost a million acres, is one of the most remote spots in the country—it"s hours from the nearest towns or the closest airport, making it one of the least-visited national parks in the country. Those who do make the effort to get to Big Bend are rewarded with an undeveloped natural beauty, and silence, two things that seem to be in short supply these days.
In Texas, even the riverbend is big
Today in History
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Shark Awareness Day
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Black History Month
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Fossil Day
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Nature Photography Day
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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2026 Winter Olympics
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Denali National Park
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Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
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All eyes on sustainability
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act marks 42 years
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, San Diego, California
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
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A Portuguese fort takes a star turn
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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St. Patrick s Day
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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National Love a Tree Day
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Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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