Ok ladies and gentlemen. It's Time to Show everyone else in the Nation and the CAFCNA some Texas sites, treasures and hospitality.
BIG TEXAS SIZED CRUISE
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
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National Parks Link
FRIDAY-MONDAY (Presidents Day)
FEBRUARY 13-16, 2004
BIG TEXAS SIZED CRUISE
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
(Link)
National Parks Link
FRIDAY-MONDAY (Presidents Day)
FEBRUARY 13-16, 2004
This is an excellent venue with plenty of activeties. Too many to do in a three day weekend: White Water rafting, Camping, Ghost Towns, Trails, Hiking, 4X4 Trails, Camping, backpacking, rock climbing, fishing, Mountain biking, etc.
The Park has everything from Desert, to the River, to the Mountains
Here is a little back ground information for those not familiar:
Big Bend National Park Weather Information
Annual precipitation is just under 10 inches in most of the park, but in wet years may exceed 30 inches in the mountains.
Typically, winter and spring are dry seasons; the rains usually begin in June and last into the fall.
Summer brings hot days and warm nights. Dramatic afternoon lighting storms with high winds are common and come on quickly. Heavy down pours may result in flash floods.
Winter days may be sunny and warm, but nights tend to be cold. Winter storms can blow in suddenly with plummeting temperatures and rain or snow.
The weather in Big Bend - hot or cold - injures and kills more hikers than any other factor. Come well prepared because weather changes can be dramatic and unexpected.
Big Bend National Park Weather Statistics
Jan Feb Mar Annual
High - ?F 60.9 66.2 77.4 78.9
Low - ?F 35.0 37.8 45.3 51.9
Avg Precip (in) 0.46 0.34 0.31 15.34
Establishment
Annual precipitation is just under 10 inches in most of the park, but in wet years may exceed 30 inches in the mountains.
Typically, winter and spring are dry seasons; the rains usually begin in June and last into the fall.
Summer brings hot days and warm nights. Dramatic afternoon lighting storms with high winds are common and come on quickly. Heavy down pours may result in flash floods.
Winter days may be sunny and warm, but nights tend to be cold. Winter storms can blow in suddenly with plummeting temperatures and rain or snow.
The weather in Big Bend - hot or cold - injures and kills more hikers than any other factor. Come well prepared because weather changes can be dramatic and unexpected.
Big Bend National Park Weather Statistics
Jan Feb Mar Annual
High - ?F 60.9 66.2 77.4 78.9
Low - ?F 35.0 37.8 45.3 51.9
Avg Precip (in) 0.46 0.34 0.31 15.34
Establishment
In 1933, the state of Texas established Texas Canyons State Park, using 15 school sections owned by the state. Lands forfeited for non payment of taxes were quickly added and the name was changed. By October 27, 1933, Big Bend State Park included about 160,000 acres. In 1935, on June 20, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill that authorized the establishment of Big Bend National Park. On June 6, 1944 a deed for about 700,000 acres was formally presented to President Roosevelt and Big Bend was established June 12, 1944 as a National Park by Congressional Act signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was designated an International Biosphere Reserve in 1976.
Size and Visitation
Big Bend National Park is a land of borders. Situated on the boundary with Mexico along the Rio Grande, it is a place where countries and cultures meet. It is also a place that merges natural environments, from desert to mountains. It is a place where south meets north and east meets west, creating a great diversity of plants and animals. The park covers over 801,000 acres of west Texas. For more than 1,000 miles, the Rio Grande forms the international boundary between Mexico and the United States; Big Bend National Park administers approximately one-quarter of that boundary. Within the 118 twisting miles that also define the park?s southern boundary, the river?s southeasterly flow changes abruptly to the northeast and forms the ?big bend? of the Rio Grande.
Big Bend National Park is open year round. But the majority of park visitors come March and holiday weekends, lowest visitation is in August and September. The park is open 24 hours a day, seven days per week.
With an average of 350,000 or less visitors a year, Big Bend National Park is lightly visited, however for those that do, they find, clean air and plenty of sunshine, as well as many opportunities to hike and enjoy the outdoors.
More information as far as hotels ETC will follow.
List of attendees: (Of course these are all tentative, confirmations should be made before 21 days prior to actual event date)
If you are plannin to attend the list is here Who Will be attending the Big Bend Cruise?