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TravelAwaits Jul.23.2021 The river is grand, the canyons are immense, and the mountains are enchanting. For outdoor enthusiasts visiting Texas’s Big Bend National Park, all of these attributes add up to one indisputable fact: hiking is splendid. Don’t be surprised if, in a single day of hiking in the West Texas park, you pass by wild burros grazing on a cliff, catch countless glimpses of the mighty Rio Grande, and scale rugged mountains that resemble mules’ ears. Located in the far southern reaches of the United States, Big Bend National Park is among the 15 largest U.S. national parks,...

In those days even the lower elevations blossomed and bloomed with lush profusion. Waist-high tobasa grass used to cover Tornillo Flat—homesteaders harvested and baled it for hay. Today Tornillo Flat is one of the ugliest parts of the park, a barren desert of deep arroyos, dried-up springs, and a few creosote bushes. An army expedition in 1860 reported that the grass along Terlingua Creek was stirrup-high and described the creek as a “bold running stream, studded with cottonwood timber and alive with beaver.” These days, the stream is more timid than bold, and repeated browsing of cattl...

A Wasatch County fire forced the evacuation of a state park campground briefly on Thursday afternoon.

CMI Orchards, its growers and partners have tapped into current consumer trends to build its business. “Our shared expertise and emphasis on data analysis helped us identify consumer and retail trends, then position our efforts to maximize those opportunities,” explained Bob Mast, president of CMI Orchards. Here are some trends CMI highlighted: Online shopping: “We were focusing on ways to support retailers recognizing that a large portion of shoppers were already migrating to online purchasing versus in-store. When COVID-19 hit last spring, we were positioned to pivot to the changes in...

How technology helps to propel growth The umbrella of CMI Orchards’ owners and partners are using cutting-edge technology from the orchard to packing facilities. “A big focus at CMI Orchards is to strategically forecast marketplace dynamics 10 years from now. This helps us understand how technology can be used to help our growers produce fruit in the most efficient manner to meet anticipated consumer demands,” explained Bob Mast, president of CMI Orchards. One example of this is the software used in orchards to monitor soil moisture levels at different elevations. “This digital monito...