End of the Bend?

Ivey believes Big Bend is big enough to handle it.

"I think there'll be some areas here that will be more popular; some areas where it'll become chic to own a big condo or upscale home," he says. "But there'll always be the Big Bend, and you'll always be able to look for miles and miles and not see much evidence of people.

Ivey, as part of his minimalist growth plans for Terlingua Ghost Town, wants to restore the hilltop Perry Mansion.

Allan C. Kimball

Ivey, an owner of Terlingua Ghost Town, wants to restore the hilltop Perry Mansion.

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"At each stage of development we're still pioneering. I think there will always be islands where it stays the same." End Of The Bend?

Jetports and elite resorts may do what border bandits, blistering heat and harsh desert life couldn't: rob Big Bend of it's rugged beauty.