The Other Side of Nowhere: Exploring Big Bend Ranch State Park and Its Flora

Author:   Roy Morey ,  Andrew Sansom ,  David H. Riskind
Publisher:   Texas A & M University Press
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9781648431067


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   28 February 2024
Format:   Hardback
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The Other Side of Nowhere: Exploring Big Bend Ranch State Park and Its Flora


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Acquired by the State of Texas in 1988 and first opened to the public as Big Bend State Natural Area in 1991, Big Bend Ranch State Park (BBR) lies within the southern Big Bend of the Trans-Pecos, encompassing some 492 square miles of the Chihuahuan Desert and representing nearly half the total acreage of the Texas state park system. Unlike nearby Big Bend National Park—BBR is relatively undiscovered, wild, challenging, and slightly intimidating. BBR is the “Other” Big Bend, christened the “Other Side of Nowhere,” a rugged wilderness outback for the adventuresome with 238 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding and 70 miles of challenging four-wheel drive roads where visitors can explore stunning geological features, remnants of the area’s 11,000-year human history, and a diversity of flora and fauna that rivals any area in the state. In this guidebook, photographer and naturalist Roy Morey walks visitors through the wild landscape, sharing what he has learned during eleven years of studying and photographing Big Bend Ranch State Park. Organized around the six physiographic regions of the park as outlined by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, The Other Side of Nowhere guides readers through the features and locations of the park and includes a field guide section with informative profiles and vivid imagery of 281 plant species. This definitive guide to Big Bend Ranch State Park is a must-have for visitors and an important botanical resource for the greater Big Bend and Trans-Pecos areas.

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Author:   Roy Morey ,  Andrew Sansom ,  David H. Riskind
Publisher:   Texas A & M University Press
Imprint:   Texas A & M University Press
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781648431067


ISBN 10:   1648431062
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   28 February 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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After retiring from a career at various state water agencies, the comptroller’s office, and the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Roy Morey moved to Terlingua, Texas, and dedicated his life to photographing and studying the Big Bend region. He is the author of Little Big Bend: Common, Uncommon, and Rare Plants of Big Bend National Park.

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