Category: Traveling
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Terlingua Night Sky in November 2026: Leonids, a Mars–Jupiter Pairing and a Dawn Planet Parade
Your guide to what’s up over Big Bend this November: the Leonid meteor shower, Mars and Jupiter side by side, a pre-dawn planet parade, and the best nights for telescopes.
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Día de los Muertos at the Terlingua Cemetery: A Ghost Town Tradition That’s Still Alive
Every November 2nd at sunset, the old Terlingua Cemetery fills with candlelight, music and memories. Here’s the history behind it and how to join in respectfully.
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After the Storm: Flash Flood Cleanup in the Big Bend
Monsoon flash flooding hits Big Bend properties differently than coastal storms — here’s what cleanup involves and who to call.
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Why a Border Wall Is the Wrong Answer for Big Bend
The Big Bend Sector covers a quarter of the southern border and sees about 1% of its crossings. Here is what the Border Patrol’s own numbers show, and why smart roads beat a wall for visitors and security alike.
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Experience the Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak with Big Bend After Dark × Terlingua Ghost Town Rentals – April 2026
Experience the Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak with Big Bend After Dark × Terlingua Ghost Town Rentals – April 2026 One of the Oldest Light Shows on Earth — and We’ve Got the Best Seats Every April, Earth plows through a river of ancient cosmic debris left behind by Comet Thatcher — a long-period comet that last…
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Experience the Magic of a Total Lunar Eclipse in Terlingua, Texas
Experience the Magic of a Total Lunar Eclipse in Terlingua, Texas. With Terlingua Ghost Town Rentals and Big Bend After Dark One of nature’s most awe-inspiring celestial events is returning to the skies. A total lunar eclipse! There’s no better place to experience it than beneath the exceptionally dark skies of Terlingua, inside the world-renowned…
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Tarantula Mating Season in Big Bend
Every fall, something extraordinary happens across the desert roads and trails of Big Bend National Park—a slow-motion migration of gentle giants. Male Texas brown tarantulas emerge from their burrows and begin wandering across the landscape in search of a mate. To the uninitiated, it looks like a full-blown “tarantula migration,” but this seasonal event is actually part of…
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Falcon 9 Launch Lights Up the Big Bend Sky
A Falcon 9 Launch Lights Up the Big Bend Sky! Last night, one of our guests was able to capture a spectacular photo of a Falcon 9 rocket launch streaking across the western sky—right here from Terlingua Ghost Town Rentals & RV Park!
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Fall/Winter Season 2025!
Experience Big Bend RV camping at Terlingua Ghost Town RV Park—dark skies, chili cookoff, and new stargazing tours with Big Bend After Dark!
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Comet Lemmon Tours w/ Terlingua Ghost Town Rentals and Big Bend After Dark
A new visitor has arrived from the outer solar system! COMET LEMMON! Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is lighting up the night sky this October — and we’re offering a limited-time tour to witness it under some of the darkest skies in North America. Terlingua Ghost Town Rentals and Big Bend After Dark, renowned for their…