Photograph of a building at Sul Ross State University, current home of Museum of the Big Bend. The building is made of red brick. There are flowering trees in the yard along the sidewalk. Four columns support the overhang leading up to the front entrance.

West Texas deluge, a rainstorm in Alpine.

Photograph of Randy Mallory (front left) with a camel trekking group at Big Bend Ranch State Park in Terlingua, Texas. Eight individuals can be seen in two rows, facing the camera and smiling. Members of the back row are standing and those in the front row are crouching. Two camels can be seen behind them, facing to the right.

Photograph of Steven Fromholz and friends at the Far Flung Adventures in Terlingua, Texas; c. 2000s. The group is huddled together and posing for a group photograph in front of a beige RV van. Fromholz is in the center of the photograph.

Photograph of the grave of Don Smith at Terlingua Cemetery during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. Empty bottles have been piled up above a grouping of rocks. A slab in the center of the rocks reads, "[19]40-1986 Don Smith [--] Held in the arms of my desert I assuredly rest in peace." Directly above the slab is a small rectangular metal object with a marijuana leaf motif in its center.

Photograph of the grave of Kenneth "Zero" Kempf at Terlingua Cemetery during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. The wooden headstone reads, "Kenn[eth] 'Zer[o'] [K]empf 8-27-33 [--] 11-25-93 [Friend to All]." A floral wreath has been placed over the center of the headstone. A United States flag is hanging out from the left side. Rocks can be seen outlining the grave. A small patch of desert flowers are growing beneath the headstone. Several wooden crosses can be seen on a large pile of rocks in the background on the right side of the of the photograph.

Photograph of the grave of Felix R. Valenzuela at Terlingua Cemetery during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. A large wooden cross has been placed on top of a rectangular limestone structure above ground. A plaque on the cross reads, "Felix R. Valenzuela February 22, 1882 - June 19, 1938." A bouquet of flowers has been placed on top of the grave. Other graves can be seen next to and behind Valenzuela's. The desert landscape can be seen in the background.

Photograph of a wooden cross at Terlingua Cemetery during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. The photograph has been taken from one side of the cross. Several other wooden crosses and rock structures can be seen among the desert landscape in the background, behind a low wire fence.

Photograph of Terlingua Cemetery in Terlingua, Texas during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. Wooden crosses can be seen on top of rock structures scattered around the desert landscape. A small wooden fence can be seen in the center of the photograph, surrounding one of the graves.

Photograph of Terlingua Cemetery in Terlingua, Texas during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. Several wooden crosses are sitting on top of concrete structures scattered around the photograph. Two vertical limestone structures can be seen in the background, topped with wrought iron crosses. A wooden post is out of focus in the foreground on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of Terlingua Cemetery in Terlingua, Texas during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. Several wooden crosses are sitting on top of piles of rocks, scattered around the photograph. Limestone building structures can be seen among the desert landscape in the background.

Photograph of Craig Hillis at Terlingua Cemetery during a river rafting trip with Steven Fromholz in November 2002. He is looking at the camera and smiling. Building structures can be seen among the desert landscape and mountains in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Craig Hillis (left) and Steven Fromholz (right) at Terlingua Cemetery during a river rafting trip in November 2002. They are both looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of downtown Lajitas, Texas during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. A business strip spans the photograph horizontally. The sign closest to the camera reads, "Frontier Drug Company."

Photograph of a woman at a bar in Terlingua, Texas during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. She is sitting at a dining table, looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding a cigarette in her left hand. Photographs can be seen hanging on the wall behind her.

Photograph of an unidentified bar in Terlingua, Texas during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. Three people are conversing at the bar in the center of the photograph. Several other people can be seen on the left side of the photograph. A woman is standing behind the bar on the right side of the photograph with her back turned to the camera, looking to the left. Trophies and other items are hanging on the wall. Words have been painted across the wall in various large fonts.

Photograph of Cactaceae, Marble-fruit Prickly Pear, Opuntia strigil. The cactus is at the bottom of an incline, surrounded by rocks. A plaque in front of the plant says "Cactaceae". This photo was taken in the cactus garden at Sul Ross State University.

Close-up view of Cactaceae, Chisos Prickly Pear, Opuntia chisoensis. It is a green plant with a single red flower bud, and many spines. This photo was taken in the cactus garden at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas.

Photograph of the plant Euphorbiaceae, Candelilla, Euphorbia antisyphilitica. There is a plaque mounted on a stone in front of the plant, which sits in a bed of small white rocks. This photo was taken in the cactus garden at Sul Ross State University.

Photograph of Cactaceae, Strawberry Cactus, Echinocereus stramineus. It is a small, spiny green plant. Where the spines meet, they turn slightly reddish. The cactus sits in a bed of medium sized white rocks. This photo was taken in the cactus garden at Sul Ross State University.

Photograph of Cactaceae, Engelmann Prickly Pear, Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii. It is a large green plant with several flower buds on the left side. There is a plaque immediately under the middle of the plant, as well as one under the buds. This picture was taken in the cactus garden at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas.

Photograph of Cactaceae, Chisos Prickly Pear, Opuntia chisoensis. There are red rocks covering the ground around the plant, and a few flower buds to the right. There is a plaque at the bottom of the photo that labels the cactus. This photo was taken in the cactus garden at Sul Ross State University.

Photograph of a cactus bed at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. It has many kinds of cacti in a bed of small red rocks. There are several plaques on the right side of the bed.

Photograph of pink flowers on the plant Euphorbiaceae, Candelilla, Euphorbia antisyphilitica. This photo was taken in the cactus garden at Sul Ross State University.