Big Bend National Park – DirtNKids Blog

Big Bend Birding: Off The Grid

Posted on December 8, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

A digital photo post, celebrating the birds and living (temporarily) analog.

Cold (Finally) Arrives in Houston!

Posted on November 13, 2018January 6, 2019 by Shannon

Hi Readers, Cold!! We've been waiting for this day all year it seems. In celebration of the cold snap that just arrived (still arriving?) last night, here are a few photos sandwiched by some video. I get cold just looking at 'em. Cold fronts aren't novelty where we live; we can expect one in … Continue reading Cold (Finally) Arrives in Houston!

Missed Moments: A Whirlwind 2017 … In Forgotten Pictures

Posted on January 1, 2018December 27, 2021 by Shannon

My sister's donkey, Pedro, gives me a smile.

A longish re-cap of a busy year, in pictures.

Big Bend NP: Desert Clarity

Posted on February 3, 2016November 30, 2020 by Shannon

All about The Big Bend, our favorite place to be in Texas, in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary. And to think It only took us 15 years and 10 hours to drive there (1,800 words).

Birding Big Bend

Posted on January 27, 2016July 25, 2020 by Shannon

♥ I can't think of a better way to start a new year than birding with my family. As we reset our annual species count for the new year -- as we've done the three previous ones -- our first-week-of-the-year trip to Big Bend National Park resulted in several birds we would not otherwise have … Continue reading Birding Big Bend