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Big Bend TX - Big Adventure, Big Fun
07-13-2011 Distributed by Big Bend—Big Adventures, Big Fun What's there to do? This should whet your appetite: Hiking Driving Tours 
ENJOY A SUMMER OF FUN AT MORMON LAKE LODGE
Near Flagstaff in Northern, AZ
We're more than just a quaint comfortable destination for lodging and dining. At the Lodge summer comes alive with FREE activities and eventsthat engage the whole family. In July plan to join the Lodge's annual PET PARADE or bring the kids to KIDS FUN DAY. Additionally, there's an Elk Behavior Workshop including field study in August and plenty of fun slated for the Labor Day Weekend including roping, horseback riding, biking and ATV rentals. Check us out—visit the cool Ponderosa Pines of northern Arizona!
IT'S A NEW DAY IN ESTES PARK HOSPITALITY
Rex Maughan (l), President, Forever Resorts, and Estes Park Colorado's Mayor, Bill Pinkham (r), gathered atRocky Mountain Park Inn (RMPI) on April 27, 2011 for a ceremonial tree planting. The ceremony and reception, attended by Estes Park city council representatives and hosted by Forever Resorts' executive staff, commemorated the long-standing working relationship between the City of Estes Park and Forever Resorts. The occasion also served to officially launch RMPI as an independently owned and operated conference hotel managed by Forever Resorts. RMPI is connected to the Estes Park Conference Center and was previously associated with Holiday Inn.
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Big Bend National Park, formally established in 1944, gets its name from its location on the famous bend in the Rio Grande River, the natural border separating the United States and Mexico. This remote Texas National Park protects and invites visitors to explore its vast, diverse Chihuahuan Desert ecosystems: river, desert and mountain terrains—on road or off road. The Park is just over 800,000 acres. Recreational opportunities are exceptional; in fact, many visitors return again and again.
With more than 150 miles of dirt roads and 200 miles of trails, the Park is a hiker's paradise containing the largest expanse of road-less public lands in Texas. Elevations range from 1,800 ft. (the eastern end of Boquillas Canyon) to 7,832 feet atop Emory Peak in the Chisos Mountains. Talk about a variety of plants, animals and views!
Big Bend is a big place—there's over three hundred miles of roads. Depending on what you're driving, roads less travelled are there to be discovered, as are eight sites on the National Register of Historic places. If you'd like to leave the driving to someone else, or don't have 4-wheel drive, various guided tours are offered year round by Big Bend Overland Tours. They'll ev
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