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Be an outsider with L.L. Beam. The United States can roughly be divided into seven different geographic regions,

four of which, the coastal plains of the southeast, the interior lowlands of the Midwest,

the Great Plains down the center, and the basin and ridge region of the west.

All converge in one state, Texas.

The shape of the southwestern edge of Texas is carved by the Rio Grande River as it

tranquilly flows, bringing life to some of the most remote regions of the country.

It's along the basin and ridge region where the Rio takes a giant turn to the north.

A big bend, creating the heel in Texas's shape. The Rio Grande represents something else though. It's the border between the United

States and Mexico. And at a border crossing, one man welcomed Americans to our southern neighbor through songs that floated among the canyon.

On this episode of America's National Parks, the singing man of

man of Bokeus and Big Bend National Park. Here's Abigail Trebue. Here's Abigail Trade View. You're going to be. In 1993, after visiting the Mexican border village of Boquias on the Rio Grande,

just across the Mexican border at Big Ben National Park. Texas singer-songwriter,

Robert Earl Keene wrote the song, Gringo Honeymoon.

We took a rowboat, cross the Rio Grande.

Captain Pablo was our guide.

For two dollars in a weathered hand, he rode us to the other side.

It's very possible that Victor Valdez could have been the man Keene was referring to as Captain

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