Archaeologists have made a jaw-dropping discovery near Marfa, Texas—an ancient weapon kit believed to be thousands of years old and possibly one of the oldest ever found in the U.S. Perfectly preserved in a cave, this find could change what we know about early life in the Big Bend region.
For the first time in decades, a new plant genus and species has been discovered in a national park, Big Bend National Park to be specific. It's been confirmed as a member of the sunflower family but it looks NOTHING like a sunflower.
Santa Elena Canyon is considered to be one of the most beautiful parts of Big Bend. TexasHillCountry.com describes it this way:
"With walls upwards of 1,500 feet, Santa Elena Canyon has the tallest cliffs forming this Texas canyon, but it also has something else quite unique..."