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Big Bend National Park
Newspaper Archive
Five years of park newspapers
NPS/Big Bend National Park
Covers of the Big Bend Paisano from 2002-2007.
 
Back Issues of The Big Bend Paisano

2008
Volume 28, Number 2—Fall 2008/Winter 2009: "Little, Humble, and Overlooked" Articles in this issue focus on the role of change in a national park like Big Bend. [2.7mb PDF file]

Volume 28, Number 1—Winter/Spring 2008: "Expect Change"
Articles in this issue focus on the role of change in a national park like Big Bend. [3.36mb PDF file]

2007
Volume 27, Number 2—2007: "A Checkered Past" Articles in this issue focus on the complex history of the Big Bend region. [1.91mb PDF file]

2006
Volume 27, Number 1—Summer/Fall 2006: "An Emerald Isle in a Red Sea" Articles in this issue focus on the Chisos Mountains. [1.83mb PDF file]
Volume 26, Number 3—2006 Winter: "Written in Stone" Explore the fascinating geology of Big Bend in this issue. [1.91mb PDF document]

2005
Volume 26, Number 2—2005 Fall: "Life and Death" Explore life and death in the desert in this issue. [1.75mb PDF document]
Volume 26, Number 1—2005 Spring/Summer: "Off the Beaten Path" Take the path less traveled in this issue. [2.46mb PDF document]

2004
Volume 25, Number 3—2004 Winter: "Beyond Boundaries" Discover the trans-boundary protected areas of the Big Bend in this issue. [1.99mb PDF document]
Volume 25, Number 2—2004 Fall: "Texas' Gift to the Nation" 60th Anniversary of Big Bend National Park; Discover the history of Texas' first National Park in this issue. [2.55mb PDF document]
Volume 25, Number 1—2004 Spring: "The Rio Grande" Learn more about issues facing the Rio Grande in this issue. [2.73mb PDF document]

2003
Volume 24, Number 3—2003 Fall/Winter: "Passport to Adventure" Biking Big Bend, Floating the Rio Grande, Backpacking [2.17mb PDF document]
Volume 24, Number 2—2003 Spring: "Desert Beauty" Wildflowers, Plant Habitats and Diversity [2.11mb PDF document]
Volume 24, Number 1—2003 Winter: "Voices from the Past" Oral History Project, Park Historic Sites including the Mariscal Mine, Hot Springs, Dugout Wells, and Castolon. [1.85mb PDF document]

2002
Volume 23, Number 2—2002 Summer/Fall: "Discover Big Bend!" Backcountry Road Explorations, Floating the Rio Grande, Backpacking. [2.36mb PDF document]
Volume 23, Number 1—2002 Summer/Fall: "Nature's Last Resort" Discover rare species protected in Big Bend in this issue.[4.12mb PDF document]

1940s map of Big Bend  

Did You Know?
In his essay "Disorder and early sorrow," environmental writer Edward Abbey tells of his first visit to Big Bend in 1952. He and his fiancée attempted to travel the primitive River Road from Castolon to Rio Grande Village in a Ford convertible. The journey wrecked both the car and his relationship.
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Last Updated: March 27, 2009 at 10:26 EST