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Come and Take It
Come and Take It is a talk show about Texas, by Texans. Three friends born and raised in Texas share their views on the state’s history, culture, and just what it means to be Texan.
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#66: Big Bend
27 minutes
Download MP3 audioCovering over 800,000 acres of far west Texas, Big Bend National Park is the first and largest national park in Texas. Larger than the state of Rhode Island, Big Bend is a diverse and fascinating combination of striking geological formations, rich diversity in plants and wildlife, amazing discoveries from the fossil record, and the darkest skies in all of Texas. This week Come and Take It visits the truly amazing Big Bend National Park!
Before we begin… What’s your favorite flavor of Bluebell ice cream?
The official National Parks Service website for Big Bend National Park. All kinds of great info.
If you want to visit Big Bend National Park, this is a great place to start!
The Quetzalcoatlus is the largest flying creature in history, a massive pterosaur bigger than an F-15 figher jet. Its fossile was first found in the 1970s in Big Bend National Park, one of many amazing paleontological finds in Big Bend.
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