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    Sun sets at the Chisos Mountains at Big Bend National Park. The idea of creating a huge wilderness area consisting of Big Bend State Ranch Park, Big Bend National Park and protected areas south of the border may be in the works.
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    Large ravens sit on a perch near Terlingua Abaja at Big Bend National Park. In the background is the massive Mesa de Anguila. Efforts between Mexico and the U.S. are being made to create a cohesion of federal, state and international parks.
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    Spiney cactus thrive on the side of a mesa at Terlingua Abaja at Big Bend National Park.
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    Sun sets near Terlingua, Texas between Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park. An effort is being made to establish a trail that connects the two parks.
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    A bear crossing sign alerts visitors to the Chisos Mountains to be aware of Bears. The Chisos mountains are an important part of the idea of having a trail that traverses the entire Big Bend area.
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    Clouds move across the Chisos mountains in Big Bend Narional Park. Franklin D. Roosevelt established Big Bend National Park in 1944.
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    A view from a shelter at the Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center on the south end of the Big Bend Ranch State Park near Lajitas, Texas. The area borders the state park at Big Bend and the Big Bend National Park. The Lajitas Resort & Spa is between the two parks and a legal issue currently exists between the spa and the national park regarding connecting the two parks with a trail.
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    Old carvings on a log in the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park.
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    A large raven sits on a branch at the highest peak of Lost Mine Peak in the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park. Lost Mine Peak is at an elevation of 7,650 feet and dominates the Upper Pine Canyon at the Chisos Mountains according to National Park Literature.
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    Sun sets behind Big Bend area mesas near Terlingua, Texas.
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    Ocotillo grows high in the Chisos mountains in Big Bend, the view looking south towards Mexico. An effort is being made in Mexico south of Big Bend to protect areas that would create a huge area of protected lands on both sides of the Rio Grande.
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    A small, round bird's nest is nestled in a thorny cactus plant seen while hiking on Blue Creek Trail in Big Bend National Park just west of the Chisos Mountains.
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    A dust storm mixed with rain and cooler temperatures moves away from the Big Bend area near Ft. Stockton, Texas to the east on Sunday February 28, 2010.
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    Flags blow in the West Texas wind in front of the Lajitas Mesa at the Barton Warnock Center at the Big Bend Ranch State Park. A trail connection between Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park is in limbo because of a legal dispute between the Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa and the National Park.
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    A cloud moves into the Chisos mountains at Big Band National Park.
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    A canoe rests on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande in Boquillas Canyon at Big Bend National Park.
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    A man who would only identify himself as Jesus pauses on the banks of the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park. Jesus and others with him sell trinkets on the U.S. side to raise money for their families.
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    This is the view from the top of the 7,650 foot elevation Lost Mine Peak looking south towards Mexico. Mexico and the U.S. are working to establish a natural area between state and national entities that can preseve a large area on both sides of the border.
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    The moon is visible in the sky over a ridge in Big Bend National Park west of the Chisos Mountains.
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    A man on a horse crosses the Rio Grande at Boquillas Canyon from the U.S. side into Mexico.