Hancock Hill Club

30/06/2019

Hancock Hill...better bring your own shade!

31/01/2017

22/12/2016

"Pretend you're having fun" Estefana Yesenia Galindo Tommy Thomas Reyes (Hey wait! Helping build the Chimney Rock Cutoff Trail WAS fun.)

Music by June Rapp "I Get the Feeling" . Photos and Videos compiled by Crystal Allbright . Mountain Biking in the Big Bend . Big Bend National Park, Lajitas ...

15/04/2016

"Lobos Don't Litter" Campaign starts here. Starts now.

07/04/2016

07/04/2016

It pays to pick up!!! On Thursday March 14th at 12:00 noon you are invited to join the Hancock Hill Club picking up trash on the Sul Ross State University campus' beautiful (but trash-bespeckled) Hancock Hill. For the record, we don't love to do this. Picking up after other people's lost trash isn't really "our thing". In windy West Texas where we seem to just LOVE our plastic, bottles and cans (but not so much that we keep them safely and securely stowed) it is is the season of blown' around trash. If you can't make the Hill Club invitation, take a few minutes and pick up around your neighborhood. Or re-commit to using only reusable shopping bags. Or do something which makes you part of the solution. I've taken a few "before" photos of the areas where we'll focus. Meeting location is the East turnaround in Lobo Village. Bring a shade hat, water, comfortable shoes, and gloves.

17/11/2015

Looking forward to celebrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day TOMORROW November 18th from 10-4 at Sul Ross with some informative presentations and ...who knows...maybe a Quad Copter demo? Speaker & Event schedule can be viewed here: http://www.sulross.edu/page/3231/adelante-tejas-professional-stem-speakers

11/11/2015

That was a fun Rio Grande Clean Up. ~ 750 CFS ...bumpy!

10/09/2015

Saturday, September 12, 2015 7:30 pm
Crowley Theater
Austin Street, Marfa, Texas

Christopher Hillen, Joe Cashiola, Basin PBS, and Marfa Public Radio: KRTS will host the Big Bend premier of “Treading West Texas Waters.” This 30-minute piece is aimed at exploring regional water issues and potential pathways forward with regard to topics like groundwater recharge, drought, surface…

20/04/2015

Not liking the amount of litter and other trash/impact we're seeing on "the Hill". Someone even constructed a fire ring and they appear to be using it!?! "Keep it clean", folks! In spite of recent precipitation and cool weather, smoking or open flame of ANY variety is a tremendous risk to everyone, especially our friends and neighbors. It wasn't that long ago (2011) when over 300,000 acres burned in two separate wildfires started the same weekend. One of these fires was the "legendary" Rock House Fire. Houses burned, livestock and wildlife perished. Completely uncool.

18/02/2015

http://www.texasmonthly.com/lists/hike-hancock-hill

Hike Hancock Hill and write in the notebook left at The Desk. Back in 1981, three students decided to haul a school desk up to the top of the hill above the campus of Sul Ross State University. The Desk is now the endpoint of a 20-minute hike up Hancock Hill where visitors can sign the notebook kept…

14/01/2015

Hancock Hill Club (and Friends) are planning a trail work weekend in Big Bend Ranch State Park the weekend of January 31st. Please let me know if you might be able to make it. The camp site will be deep in the heart of the park, sandwiched between mind-boggling exposures of Cretaceous limestone and the more geologically recent (volcanic) Bofecillos formation. If you're new to this, you'll learn how to build and maintain "sustainable" (weather & wear resistant) trails. Good food & great times!

10/01/2015

http://www.bigbend50.com/

Countdown to race day Sunday January 18, 2015
We have 255 runners signed up for this signature event to benefit Big Bend Ranch State Park. 69 hearty souls are signed up to run the 50 Mile course, 159 have committed to the 30K Contrabando Dome course and some 30 or so will run the 10K Rock Dog. Alpine High School and Terlingua are sending youth runners (yay!!!!) and all in all, it's a terrific response to the event this year! Kudos to runners and volunteers for making it happen! Looks like we'll have improving weather conditions and a really great event.

Buena Suerte 50 Mile Ultra Run @ 5:30 am, 15 hour limitQuick Silver 30K Ultra Run @ 7:30 amRock Dog 10K @ 8:30 amRegister online, or mail a checkCourse Rules and Detailed Schedule are now posted.

25/11/2014

The Hancock Hill Club and Society for Conservation Biology, volunteers and Friends of Big Bend Ranch State Park during the annual Rio Grande Clean Up...

23/09/2014

Celebrate International Take a Kid (of any age) Mountain Biking Day Saturday October 4, 2014 with the Hancock Hill Club. Van & trailer will accommodate you, your bike & your gear...or you can rent a bike from Desert Sports in Terlingua (discount to SRSU students.) Beginners and intermediates welcome! Contact Christine Cosby to RSVP. [email protected]
Scheduled departure 8 am Fine Arts Parkinglot...Woo hoo!

23/09/2014

22/09/2014

Save the Date! Rio Grande Clean Up November 7-9, 2014

12/09/2014