Photography of Big Bend National Park

BIG BEND NATIONAL
PARK & POINTS WEST

Big Bend Zen, 2008

Big Bend National Park is one of the few places on earth one
can actually find near absolute silence. Situated in the vast
Chihuahuan desert are mountains that hide a conifer/oak
forest high above. There is no commercial air traffic
overhead, save for an occasional tourist plane. Whether you
are up in the mountains, or out in the desert you hear only
wind, wildlife, and when those are still, then you can hear the
pulse in your own head. There are views of incomprehensible
distances into Mexico when there is no air pollution or rain.

Nature does not respect Man’s artificial boundaries or
expectations. When in Big Bend, you not only watch the
sunset, you become part of the sunset. You are whatever the
elements make you. Embrace the dirt. Play in rain. Melt with
snow. I forget how many times I have visited Big Bend. I return
over and over, yet it is never the same experience.