Best Big Bend Texas Travel Books

Expertly researched and created in partnership with local land management agencies, National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Big Bend National Park provides an unparalleled tool for exploring this unique region. This map offers unmatched detail of the entire park including such key areas of interest as Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, Sierra del Carmen, Sierra del Caballo Muerto, and portions of Big Bend Ranch State Park. Helpful information about backcountry use, regulations, wildlife, and safety tips combined with a chart showing the location of designated backcountry campsites will prove invaluable in your exploration of the park. Founded in 1915 as the Cartographic Group, the first division of National Geographic, National Geographic Maps has been responsible for illustrating the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking.Today, National Geographic Maps continues this mission by creating the world's best wall maps, recreation maps, atlases, and globes which inspire people to care about and explore their world.

Hikes suited to every ability Full-color photos throughout Detailed trail descriptions GPS-compatible trail maps and route profiles Mile-by-mile directional cues Difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees/permits, and much more.

In this information-packed, month-to-month guide to the wildlife, plants, and natural events that define the seasonal cycles in Big Bend National Park, naturalists Lynne and Jim Weber offer a richly illustrated guide to the natural rhythms of this beautiful and remote region in far West Texas. They are both certified Texas Master Naturalists who have visited Big Bend over 25 years, and have served on the boards of the Big Bend Conservancy, the Big Bend Natural History Association, and the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute.

Author and Cowboys employee Nick Eatman, through interviews with current and past players, provides fans with a one-of-a-kind, insider's look into the great moments and the lowlights throughout the team's history. Nick Eatman writes for DallasCowboys.com as the featured columnist and has been with the Dallas Cowboys organization since 1999.

Setting out on a winding road trip, Theroux discovers a region of architectural and artistic wonders, incomparable music, mouth-watering cuisine—and also some of the worst schools, medical care, housing, and unemployment rates in the nation. Theroux pulls no punches in his quest to understand this overlooked margin of American life.” — Boston Globe “A vivid contemporary portrait of rural life . * Penguin * His ability to sum up a people or a city in a few lines is undiminished * Daily Telegraph * Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged * Observer * The world's most perceptive travel writer * Daily Mail * [Theroux] has the power to transport us and get under the skin of a place... the stories in Deep South make for a compelling listen -- Duncan Minshull, BBC Radio 4 This engrossing book reminds us that despite the poverty, maybe because of it, everyone has a story to tell and it's the writer's job to bear such testimony * Financial Times * HMH hardcover, 2015. Previous ISBN: 978-0-544-32352-0.

It doesn't matter if you're a born Austinite, a recent transplant, or a visitor; this book will help you discover 100 things that make Austin, Texas, one of the greatest cities in the world!

100 Things Astros Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of the Houston Astros. The Houston Astros beat reporter since 2004, Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag’s Lines.

San Antonio, Texas, has it all and más! The Alamo City - the seventh-largest municipality in the United States - conveys a small-town vibe. It's filled with friendly locals who are happy to share what they love most about their ciudad: Barbacoa! For a city that pre-dates the Declaration of Independence, San Antonio has a youthful vibrancy that belies its age. Richter has lived and studied in Mexico, Spain, and Guatemala, and she has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.

Author and Cowboys employee Nick Eatman, through interviews with current and past players, provides fans with a one-of-a-kind, insider's look into the great moments and the lowlights throughout the team's history. Nick Eatman writes for DallasCowboys.com as the featured columnist and has been with the Dallas Cowboys organization since 1999.

Features: -All the roads of Texas from the interstates to the back roads -Comprehensive index listing over 4,000 cities, towns and communities -Overview map of Texas -Listings for Texas state & national parks and forests, roadside attractions, ghost towns and much more -All-inclusive legend -Vivid colors enhance the cartography within.