Big Bend National Park Land of Dramatic Contrasts and Scenic Grandeur Story and Photography by W. RAY SCOTT Published by NATIONAL PARK CONCESSIONS, INC. Copyrighted 1950 by National Park Concessions, Inc. _National Parks_ ACADIA MAINE BIG BEND TEXAS BRYCE CANYON UTAH CARLSBAD CAVERNS NEW MEXICO CRATER LAKE OREGON EVERGLADES FLORIDA GLACIER MONTANA GRAND CANYON ARIZONA GRAND TETON WYOMING GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NORTH CAROLINA & TENNESSEE HAWAII HAWAII HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS ISLE ROYALE MICHIGAN KINGS CANYON CALIFORNIA LASSEN VOLCANIC CALIFORNIA MAMMOTH CAVE KENTUCKY MESA VERDE COLORADO MOUNT McKINLEY ALASKA MOUNT RAINIER WASHINGTON OLYMPIC WASHINGTON PLATT OKLAHOMA ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLORADO SEQUOIA CALIFORNIA SHENANDOAH VIRGINIA VIRGIN ISLANDS VIRGIN ISLANDS WIND CAVE SOUTH DAKOTA YELLOWSTONE WYOMING-MONTANA-IDAHO YOSEMITE CALIFORNIA ZION UTAH [Illustration: Decorated capital]