To the people who find Big Bend or any of the great national parks a place of healing, a place where solitude and beauty renew the human spirit, the gift TR left us will never be forgotten. Big Bend has far fewer visitors than many of our national parks, but from my perspective that's a good thing. I love solitude, which is hard to find at the more popular parks. The hellish heat keeps many from visiting Big Bend, and for that I'm thankful. Selfish maybe, but we need places to get away from other people, phones, TV, the internet, the easy life. You see time and again people commenting on how a planned single visit to Big Bend became a near obsession. They can't wait to return. There are many places in this country that have that effect on people, and we dang sure need to guarantee these places remain as they were originally envisioned. Thanks to Tx. Parks and Wildlife and the National Park Service for their dedication to that end.
I went by there... It was 35 years ago and still remember what the sky looks like when every light is out of sight for miles and miles. Texas is truly blessed. The Palo Duro is another Texas park that will turn your lights out as you ponder the natural beauty of Texas!
We rode Mules on the trails,hiked,swept scorpions out of our Tents, had water fights by day only to have our clothes frozen stiff the next morning. Took canoes across the Rio Grande into Mexico.. Ran from the Prehistoric Creatures in Glenrose,Texas. Played in the desert of The Monohans Sandhills State Park.But hiking to Emory Peak in Big Bend National Park with G.A.T. (Girls Adventure Trails) will remain one of the best memories I will have of my Childhood.. We were called the Fastest Hiking Lightening Nine. Our month long adventure will always and forever bring a smile to my face... I was Blessed to have been given that oportunity ❤
As a 57 year old who first started visiting the park in 1978, I can attest to the statement, there is no other place like it. I go every few years and am always changed.
I get emotional watching this tbh. I am a native Texan, but I haven't been home in a long time (almost six years since I have been in Texas). Even then, where I grew up, contains only memories of a once great life, and a collapsing farming community, sustainability is not optimal where I grew up and crime is rising in the bigger cities. I have been displaced for a long time. I hope to go to El Paso, and to also visit Big Bend. Something about this place is calling me, as if it would be a temporary home, a temporary rest from the troubles that life has given me. An opportunity to be away from the busy city, the daily guns, the loud night lights that hide the view of the sky, to just be at peace. I have always loved the desert; it has beauty that is seen nowhere else. Thanks for the video, one day I will visit home. What a magickal place.
Grew up in West Texas. Big Bend is truly magical. Hiking Juniper canyon I saw a Mohave rattlesnake which was a real treat. The only change I would make to this film is that the diversity of plants is due to their exquisite design from their unique dna programs not adaptations. Glory to God.
My husband and I visit Big Bend NP many times a year. We absolutely love it, truly the most beautiful place in Texas with so much to offer. It is our escape from the city, time to relax and enjoy the solitude. I believe Jennette in the video has waited on us several times helping us pick our campsites, she is so informative and helpful. We take our jeep and drive everywhere.
It is because of people like Jenette and others in this film that our national parks remain the fantastic places they are. I've found the same in other national, and state parks. People for whom their job isn't just a job but a labor of love. Even the most low key of these folks radiate an enthusiasm that is contagious. They impart the necessity of picking up after yourself and looking out for the park but more than that they make you WANT to do it. Not being a wordsmith I can't say what I mean. So I'll leave it that we owe a debt of gratitude to these folks and a hearty thank you. From Big Bend to Denali National Park we are well served.
@@PMinPhoenix Don't know if you went there after you posted this or not but to give you an idea, it's a 10 hr drive from Houston. Google Maps says to go through San Angelo after San Antonio but I took I-10 from Houston to Ft. Stockton then took 385 south from there. Once you leave the Ft Stockton city limits and hit the HWY, in no time you'll notice that there isn't many cars on the road so it may seem a bit creepy at first if you're not used to it. Yes, you'll see a few cars but not many so make sure your car is well maintained and have enough gasoline because the last gas station is in a little town along the way called Marathon. After that, the next gas station is inside the park, the only one, and it is not opened after hours. Also, make sure you take food because if you arrive at night and you're hungry, you won't find any food to buy because everything is closed. Lastly, be ready for cell dead spots. On the Chisos mountains and some areas, you'll get extended cell coverage, but that is about it.
Beautiful presentation! Thanks Texas P&W! Drove thru there in Fall 2015 on cross-country trip from Virginia and it was well worth going 200 miles out of the way to visit!
I hiked the lost mine trail to Emory peak at dawn in the middle of July a few years back. One of the greatest experiences of my life. watching the sun peak over the mountains is amazing. Sunsets are the same. The Chisos mountains stay cool, but the desert floor his really hot.
@@chavezraven if you’re not intending on spending too much time on the desert side of the park, summer’s not a bad time to go. People tend to stay away with the heat but the mountains stay cool. There was hardly anybody in the entire park which is the way I like it. Just my opinion, but that hike and the Logan Pass trail in Glacier NP have been the two best hikes I’ve ever made.
@@barrymccockinner842 Anglos always trying to justify stealing other peoples land by using rhetoric like "the treaty of", "Louisiana purchase", "annexation of" etc.etc. That's like saying Saddam Hussein purchase of Kuwait through the war of 1990. Give me a freaking break!!!
PR4470 it isn’t stealing if we beat them in a war? You realize that land can be won through wars like it has been for thousands of years. We conquered the Mexicans fair and square. With your logic all of mexico belongs to Spain.
This is a fantastic episode and it really shows that y'all are upping the production on the show. I really like how you guys have Peter Coyote narrating, taking a cue from Ken Burns? I hope to see more episodes like this in the upcoming seasons.
Although it's still a 7 hour drive from home, I'm still proud that this is my closest National Park - it's spectacular! Wish I was allowed to fly drones there so I could get similar shots for my videos 😄
Beautiful part of the world. Never got to go into Big Bend Natl Park, by did go to Big Bend Ranch which is next door to the park. Ranch had 311,000 acres and features very similar. My wife and I were guests on the ranch for a week and had guided tours and horseback rides all over the ranch. Ranch has lots of features the park doesn't have, like highest and third highest waterfalls in the state of Texas. The soliterio, shows on Google Earth. Very interesting. Three years after I was there, ranch was sold to the state of Texas and turned into The Big Bend Ranch State Park.
What’s up with that horribly annoying intro before the video ? Haha I almost stopped watching before it even began. Glad I stuck around haha ! I just can’t stand the people doing commentary during parts of this... I just wanna hear the dude narrating and enjoy the content/ wildlife .. I Love these documentaries !! The only things I watch on TH-cam are wildlife / nature documentaries.. literally. Ty.
I want to visit but I'm afraid I will not like it being too hot. To those of you that have visited, what did you enjoy about it? what didn't you like? what activities did you do? I would love to see the stars at night though and probably kayak. Thanks for sharing!
Disclaimer: I've been to the park many times, although I'm only 14, so know that there may be mistakes in here. There is so much to do in the park. Temperature is usually good around Thanksgiving, and MLK day. No matter where you go, you'll see spectacular things. If you're looking to do a short little hike, I recommend Cattail falls. It's like an oasis on the side of a cliff. When you're hiking in the park though, it's best to start in the morning, especially with a hike like the Window. You can start in the morning and get back in the early afternoon, so the temperature wont be too a for most of the hike. I don't like when we go on a holiday weekend and the park is packed. It's a little harder to enjoy everything with so many people there. The most important thing, and I can't stress this enough, is be prepared for anything. Bring emergency supplies for a sudden weather change. Always carry a first aid kit with you, and make sure it includes a snake venom kit. And always, always, ALWAYS BRING WATER. Have fun out there!
Being part of the Rio grande. it's right there with mexico. Is it safe to go there. I'm from Texas. I know how ruthless those people are. I'd love to explore around there, but I'd like to come back alive
Those deserts were deserts, not millions of years ago when the sea levels were supposedly higher to create them then after some time the "sea" dried up. The reason for dead, fossilized marine remains are there is due to the world wide Flood that happened some 4,000 years BC., as recorded by many people from many parts of the world, but detailed in The Bible.
I understand that when you stare into a mirror you don't like what you see so I forgive you. There is plenty evidence of a world wide flood not so long ago (relatively speaking) but your "scientists" bend and twist all the actual evidence to suit their agendas and biases. "LOL"
They are brown bears overall, not only grizzly. After the flood, people did move and migrate, through the bearing straight and across both the pacific and atlantic, taking animals along with them, whether babies or in cages. It makes sense. Other animals migrated themselves. Its really not that difficult to understand.
Their stories are of GLOBAL floods, not a heavy rainy season. "Imagine hurricane Katrina thousands of years ago"? You have, obviously, and I will leave imagination to you, and will stick to evidence and honest science.
There are stories of Global Floods. Coming from the ocean as fish, becoming a lizard, a mammal, an ape, surely that is no fantasy. Get a grip. Mathematics denies evolution BILLIONS of times over the point of probability meaning, evolution is impossible. Not possible. Universities? The evidence of Moses crossing part of the Red Sea into Arabia (Mnt Sinai) is all there, but they refuse to research it. The same with Sodom and Gomorrah. The same was with Jesus. The same with many other Biblical events and places and names. Leave it to "scientists", we will surely never have the real truth. Universities? The ones who are paid big money to allow big corporation to have a seat in their committees and allow "research" to be manipulated in order for products to make it out to the public? Those universities? The ones who lie about medicinal and agricultural research? If those with power have been lying and manipulating evidence for 1000's of years, you think they will stop when it has to do with their careers and livelyhood, evolution vs creation? Get a grip, man. Logic and intellect says no. The marine bones we find on mountain tops they know is not from millions of years ago when oceans were much higher or mountains were not yet come up. Such bones are there because of the global flood that took place some 6K years ago.
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Texas is a country all it's own. I am glad I live here
To the people who find Big Bend or any of the great national parks a place of healing, a place where solitude and beauty renew the human spirit, the gift TR left us will never be forgotten. Big Bend has far fewer visitors than many of our national parks, but from my perspective that's a good thing. I love solitude, which is hard to find at the more popular parks. The hellish heat keeps many from visiting Big Bend, and for that I'm thankful. Selfish maybe, but we need places to get away from other people, phones, TV, the internet, the easy life. You see time and again people commenting on how a planned single visit to Big Bend became a near obsession. They can't wait to return. There are many places in this country that have that effect on people, and we dang sure need to guarantee these places remain as they were originally envisioned. Thanks to Tx. Parks and Wildlife and the National Park Service for their dedication to that end.
I went by there... It was 35 years ago and still remember what the sky looks like when every light is out of sight for miles and miles. Texas is truly blessed. The Palo Duro is another Texas park that will turn your lights out as you ponder the natural beauty of Texas!
We rode Mules on the trails,hiked,swept scorpions out of our Tents, had water fights by day only to have our clothes frozen stiff the next morning. Took canoes across the Rio Grande into Mexico.. Ran from the Prehistoric Creatures in Glenrose,Texas. Played in the desert of The Monohans Sandhills State Park.But hiking to Emory Peak in Big Bend National Park with G.A.T. (Girls Adventure Trails) will remain one of the best memories I will have of my Childhood.. We were called the Fastest Hiking Lightening Nine. Our month long adventure will always and forever bring a smile to my face... I was Blessed to have been given that oportunity ❤
West Texas is magical. It’s empty, harsh, wild, and beautiful. I’m going to Big Bend again next month. I’m afraid I won’t want to return
As a 57 year old who first started visiting the park in 1978, I can attest to the statement, there is no other place like it. I go every few years and am always changed.
I get emotional watching this tbh. I am a native Texan, but I haven't been home in a long time (almost six years since I have been in Texas). Even then, where I grew up, contains only memories of a once great life, and a collapsing farming community, sustainability is not optimal where I grew up and crime is rising in the bigger cities. I have been displaced for a long time. I hope to go to El Paso, and to also visit Big Bend. Something about this place is calling me, as if it would be a temporary home, a temporary rest from the troubles that life has given me. An opportunity to be away from the busy city, the daily guns, the loud night lights that hide the view of the sky, to just be at peace. I have always loved the desert; it has beauty that is seen nowhere else. Thanks for the video, one day I will visit home. What a magickal place.
Big Bend is the greatest place in the world.
It's a true gem - I don't feel like it gets the credit it deserves (but I'm ok with that if it keeps it from being overcrowded, haha).
Yes, indeed, it is.
I love it too let’s keep it our secret ❤️🇺🇸😎
Grew up in West Texas. Big Bend is truly magical. Hiking Juniper canyon I saw a Mohave rattlesnake which was a real treat. The only change I would make to this film is that the diversity of plants is due to their exquisite design from their unique dna programs not adaptations. Glory to God.
Best Parks and Wildlife show ever....perfect for my 7th grade Texas History class!
My favorite place on earth. Nothing makes me feel as alive as when I am peering out over the vast desert and mountains in Big Bend.
*I know this place well..the video did the Big Bend justice. God Bless Texas..Happy trails!*
Never had a desire to see Big Bend, until watching this. Now I cant wait to make the drive out and spend some time there.
How was your tripm
My husband and I visit Big Bend NP many times a year. We absolutely love it, truly the most beautiful place in Texas with so much to offer. It is our escape from the city, time to relax and enjoy the solitude. I believe Jennette in the video has waited on us several times helping us pick our campsites, she is so informative and helpful. We take our jeep and drive everywhere.
It is because of people like Jenette and others in this film that our national parks remain the fantastic places they are. I've found the same in other national, and state parks. People for whom their job isn't just a job but a labor of love. Even the most low key of these folks radiate an enthusiasm that is contagious. They impart the necessity of picking up after yourself and looking out for the park but more than that they make you WANT to do it. Not being a wordsmith I can't say what I mean. So I'll leave it that we owe a debt of gratitude to these folks and a hearty thank you. From Big Bend to Denali National Park we are well served.
What area do you live in that you can visit so frequently? I live in east tx and I'm dying to make it there.
That's funny because I remember Jennette helping me as well when we visited in September 2018.
@@PMinPhoenix We live in Odessa
@@PMinPhoenix Don't know if you went there after you posted this or not but to give you an idea, it's a 10 hr drive from Houston. Google Maps says to go through San Angelo after San Antonio but I took I-10 from Houston to Ft. Stockton then took 385 south from there. Once you leave the Ft Stockton city limits and hit the HWY, in no time you'll notice that there isn't many cars on the road so it may seem a bit creepy at first if you're not used to it. Yes, you'll see a few cars but not many so make sure your car is well maintained and have enough gasoline because the last gas station is in a little town along the way called Marathon. After that, the next gas station is inside the park, the only one, and it is not opened after hours. Also, make sure you take food because if you arrive at night and you're hungry, you won't find any food to buy because everything is closed. Lastly, be ready for cell dead spots. On the Chisos mountains and some areas, you'll get extended cell coverage, but that is about it.
I have no words good enough for the beauty. I'm going there next week. I will be there.
Beautiful presentation! Thanks Texas P&W! Drove thru there in Fall 2015 on cross-country trip from Virginia and it was well worth going 200 miles out of the way to visit!
I hiked the lost mine trail to Emory peak at dawn in the middle of July a few years back. One of the greatest experiences of my life. watching the sun peak over the mountains is amazing. Sunsets are the same.
The Chisos mountains stay cool, but the desert floor his really hot.
Tyfs now that’s on my bucket list
@@chavezraven if you’re not intending on spending too much time on the desert side of the park, summer’s not a bad time to go. People tend to stay away with the heat but the mountains stay cool. There was hardly anybody in the entire park which is the way I like it. Just my opinion, but that hike and the Logan Pass trail in Glacier NP have been the two best hikes I’ve ever made.
Texas is so beautiful!
via lactea where do you think the Mexicans came from, it’s the Spaniards land techinically
@via lactea so is Mexico
Henry S how is it the Mexicans land? We won it fair and square in the Texas revolution. That’s like saying the whole East coast is the uks land.
@@barrymccockinner842 Anglos always trying to justify stealing other peoples land by using rhetoric like "the treaty of", "Louisiana purchase", "annexation of" etc.etc. That's like saying Saddam Hussein purchase of Kuwait through the war of 1990. Give me a freaking break!!!
PR4470 it isn’t stealing if we beat them in a war? You realize that land can be won through wars like it has been for thousands of years. We conquered the Mexicans fair and square. With your logic all of mexico belongs to Spain.
Peter Coyote's narration is the best!
I love my Texas home. There's no place like it.
One of the most beautiful American wonders 🙂
Well the stars at night are big and bright....Great program!!
Deep in the heart of Texas...
This is a fantastic episode and it really shows that y'all are upping the production on the show. I really like how you guys have Peter Coyote narrating, taking a cue from Ken Burns? I hope to see more episodes like this in the upcoming seasons.
NATIVE Texan, Very proud this place is awesome!
Although it's still a 7 hour drive from home, I'm still proud that this is my closest National Park - it's spectacular! Wish I was allowed to fly drones there so I could get similar shots for my videos 😄
Can't stand drones. More places should ban them.
that is Peter Coyote narrating, right What an aware man. Glad he is still around.
My buddy & I are planning a trip to Big Bend in March 2019
God bless Texas!
A beautiful documentary, masterfully narrated by Peter Coyote. Thank you.
im going here in a couple weeks. Kayak camping. Cant freaking wait!
I wonder if you need a passport to go kayaking, just in case you drift across the border
A truly life changing place. Whether hiking the south rim or having a cold drink on the porch in Terlingua. Its a must see
this is so awesome...the great outdoors....majestic.
Beautiful part of the world. Never got to go into Big Bend Natl Park, by did go to Big Bend Ranch which is next door to the park. Ranch had 311,000 acres and features very similar. My wife and I were guests on the ranch for a week and had guided tours and horseback rides all over the ranch. Ranch has lots of features the park doesn't have, like highest and third highest waterfalls in the state of Texas. The soliterio, shows on Google Earth. Very interesting. Three years after I was there, ranch was sold to the state of Texas and turned into The Big Bend Ranch State Park.
Beautiful share my friend, fantastic video, nice park, amazing rock mountain.
Have a wonderful day to you!
Sitting in Del Rio about to drive out!
3 weeks! Going to find the Aspen shown here. I think they are on the SW side of Emory Peak.
I'm going this Nov. Glad to see this video and get educated about the park I look forward in seeing it.
Wow! This was amazing. Keep up the good work TPWD!
That Was A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO
Thank You & Every Texan & Every American Should Watch It & Then Go There It Looks Incredible
Wow, i just got to watch the perfect documentary!🌵
Thank you very much!🏆👏
This is a beautiful video, indeed.
I'm going to go there now!
Taylor McClendon I’m here now! It’s amazing bro. I’m 28 years old and I’ve been all over Texas. This is the crown jewel of Texas
Big Bend is so beautiful
Really beautiful, but I just don't think they spent enough time on the river. I think that the Rio Grand deserved more mention than it did.
Amazing the water springs in middle desert
🌄🥀 👍
Show starts @2:00
You can't beat TEXAS
Loved this. Bless PBS and TP&W. Our humble addition to the camcorder canon: th-cam.com/video/ZtW1GZXVR_I/w-d-xo.html
I love Big Bend
Awesome!
amazing
Cool place!
Beautiful
As a 7th generation Texan, to think folks are willing to sell off this great land, just gets to my very soul. Think about Big Bend next time you vote.
Would have liked more on the geology, but this is a great film! I pray Trumps Wall is not built to ruin such a special place.
What’s up with that horribly annoying intro before the video ? Haha I almost stopped watching before it even began. Glad I stuck around haha ! I just can’t stand the people doing commentary during parts of this... I just wanna hear the dude narrating and enjoy the content/ wildlife .. I Love these documentaries !! The only things I watch on TH-cam are wildlife / nature documentaries.. literally. Ty.
BEAUTIFUL
I want to visit but I'm afraid I will not like it being too hot. To those of you that have visited, what did you enjoy about it? what didn't you like? what activities did you do? I would love to see the stars at night though and probably kayak. Thanks for sharing!
Temps are very reasonable Mid October through April.
Disclaimer: I've been to the park many times, although I'm only 14, so know that there may be mistakes in here.
There is so much to do in the park. Temperature is usually good around Thanksgiving, and MLK day. No matter where you go, you'll see spectacular things. If you're looking to do a short little hike, I recommend Cattail falls. It's like an oasis on the side of a cliff. When you're hiking in the park though, it's best to start in the morning, especially with a hike like the Window. You can start in the morning and get back in the early afternoon, so the temperature wont be too a for most of the hike. I don't like when we go on a holiday weekend and the park is packed. It's a little harder to enjoy everything with so many people there. The most important thing, and I can't stress this enough, is be prepared for anything. Bring emergency supplies for a sudden weather change. Always carry a first aid kit with you, and make sure it includes a snake venom kit. And always, always, ALWAYS BRING WATER. Have fun out there!
Yes I like I lovet
Cool
Being part of the Rio grande. it's right there with mexico. Is it safe to go there. I'm from Texas. I know how ruthless those people are. I'd love to explore around there, but I'd like to come back alive
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Bones of "Dinosaurs", huh? 🤣
Chisos
Sky Island effect.
Besides the fights between Native Americans, it seems the whole of the America's was a paradise before Europeans arrived.
Stop blaming white people for all your problems.
@@777dingo
Ignorance can be cured, but it takes wanting to learn. I'm afraid Markus didn't get that gene.
Paradise the comanche pushed the apache off the llano Estacado and ran them into the desert
@@tomswinburn1778 When you are done attending Tiktok university and pop culture stupidity, then we'll talk.
Wow big bean Nat prck
E.T. PHONE HOME
1:50. You’re welcome. Lol
Those deserts were deserts, not millions of years ago when the sea levels were supposedly higher to create them then after some time the "sea" dried up. The reason for dead, fossilized marine remains are there is due to the world wide Flood that happened some 4,000 years BC., as recorded by many people from many parts of the world, but detailed in The Bible.
I understand that when you stare into a mirror you don't like what you see so I forgive you. There is plenty evidence of a world wide flood not so long ago (relatively speaking) but your "scientists" bend and twist all the actual evidence to suit their agendas and biases. "LOL"
They are brown bears overall, not only grizzly. After the flood, people did move and migrate, through the bearing straight and across both the pacific and atlantic, taking animals along with them, whether babies or in cages. It makes sense. Other animals migrated themselves. Its really not that difficult to understand.
Their stories are of GLOBAL floods, not a heavy rainy season. "Imagine hurricane Katrina thousands of years ago"? You have, obviously, and I will leave imagination to you, and will stick to evidence and honest science.
There are stories of Global Floods. Coming from the ocean as fish, becoming a lizard, a mammal, an ape, surely that is no fantasy. Get a grip. Mathematics denies evolution BILLIONS of times over the point of probability meaning, evolution is impossible. Not possible. Universities? The evidence of Moses crossing part of the Red Sea into Arabia (Mnt Sinai) is all there, but they refuse to research it. The same with Sodom and Gomorrah. The same was with Jesus. The same with many other Biblical events and places and names. Leave it to "scientists", we will surely never have the real truth.
Universities? The ones who are paid big money to allow big corporation to have a seat in their committees and allow "research" to be manipulated in order for products to make it out to the public? Those universities? The ones who lie about medicinal and agricultural research? If those with power have been lying and manipulating evidence for 1000's of years, you think they will stop when it has to do with their careers and livelyhood, evolution vs creation? Get a grip, man. Logic and intellect says no.
The marine bones we find on mountain tops they know is not from millions of years ago when oceans were much higher or mountains were not yet come up. Such bones are there because of the global flood that took place some 6K years ago.
I'd like to go but I'd rather explore it on google earth.
Making fun of Spain your wrong
don't like it😂😂😂