In Spanish, the word “lajitas” means “little flat rocks.” In the Big Bend region of West Texas, though, Lajitas stands for an ...

Big Bend National Park features broad expanses of Chihuahuan Desert shrubland and grassland interspersed with smaller areas of high-elevation woodland in the Chisos Mountains. Rugged rocks and deep ...

It’s where the desert meets the mountains and then meets the river. A favorite among National Park travelers, its remote beauty puts it on top of their list. Here are the top things to do in Big ...

The most dangerous of the arachnids found in the Chihuahuan Desert, however, is the black widow spider. The Big Bend recluse, as well as tarantulas are also found in the region. While none of ...

Extending from the southeastern US states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas deep into central Mexico, the Chihuahuan Desert offers a kaleidoscope of textures and colours that shape its unique ...

speaking to people from the Chihuahuan Desert to the Pineywoods. In late July our crew drove nearly 500 miles west to the annual Viva Big Bend music festival in the high desert. We spoke with West ...