{"id":59,"date":"2009-09-12T08:56:13","date_gmt":"2009-09-12T14:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.14886.com\/archestozion\/?p=59"},"modified":"2012-01-21T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-21T15:41:58","slug":"big-bend-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/?p=59","title":{"rendered":"Big Bend National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"            \n\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-singlepic-image ngg-left\" style=\"max-width: 180px\">\n\t\t\t    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/bigbend.jpg\"\n\t\t     title=\"\"\n             data-src=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/bigbend.jpg\"\n             data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/thumbs\/thumbs_bigbend.jpg\"\n             data-image-id=\"8\"\n             data-title=\"bigbend\"\n             data-description=\"\"\n             target='_self'\n             class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"890c9af0e32f2a9dd531cb92f969d26c\">\n            <img class=\"ngg-singlepic\"\n             src=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/dynamic\/bigbend.jpg-nggid018-ngg0dyn-320x240x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n             alt=\"bigbend\"\n             title=\"bigbend\"\n              width=\"180\"               \/>\n    \t<\/a>\n\t\t      <\/div>\n        \n<p>So if you&#8217;re in Texas,   this is a must see &#8211; even though it&#8217;s way off the beaten path of the interstates (I think we needed to take a private toll road to get here). This place is so big,   and I was there so long ago,   that I don&#8217;t rightly remember which exact trails I was on. But this place makes an impact, that&#8217;s for sure!\u00a0<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>My favorite things to do here<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Camp at Chisos Basin<\/li>\n<li>Trails around toll mountain<\/li>\n<li>Hiking by the river, Santa Elena Canyon trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Things I want to come back to do<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raft the river<\/li>\n<li>Check out the Rio Grande Village<\/li>\n<li>Hike to Pine Canyon Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fun Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only 300,000 or so visitors a year (compared to millions in Parks that are less out of the way)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t cross the river unless you have a passport. You&#8217;ll need it to come back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Park Service Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/bibe\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/bibe\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Park Service Map<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/home.nps.gov\/applications\/hafe\/hfc\/carto-detail.cfm?Alpha=bibe\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/home.nps.gov\/applications\/hafe\/hfc\/carto-detail.cfm?Alpha=bibe<\/a><\/p>\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-dcb01d89c94d13974ae2030c3642e7f7-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/index.php\/nggallery\/slideshow?p=59'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/parks\/big_bend\/pic01.jpg\"\n          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