7 Ways to Inspire a Love of Art in Your Kids
Sometimes it’s all in the packaging: Telling my 8- and 10-year-old children we’re going to spend an entire day ... Read More »
What’s Better Than a Hotel with a Bar? A Hotel with Two Bars and a Bookstore
With two bars, a restaurant, and a bookstore, the Hotel Saint George has become a cultural and community hub of Marfa. He likes to sit and drink and think.” That’s what one of Donald Judd’s interns told me about the New York artist, pioneer, and patron saint of Marfa’s contemporary art scene. We were standing by the bonfire, bagpipe song rolling over the Chihuahuan Desert. It was late winter in ’93, the year before Judd passed away, and I was a guest at one of the bonfires Judd regularly hosted at his Marfa art compound, The Chinati Foundation. He’d flown bagpipers in from Scotland; the burly, jolly Scotsmen in full kilt made a surreal contrast against the wide skies and pale grasses of this West Texas landscape. Even more surreal for me is the memory of Judd telling me why he likes bagpipes: They are, he said, the music that least reminds him of human voices. Read More »
Get a Concentrated Dose of Marfa’s Bohemian Counterculture at El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love
Arriving in Marfa, the high-desert ranching town with a lofty reputation as a mecca for modern art, first-time ... Read More »
Mission Tejas State Park
Mission Tejas, a sleepy spot tucked away deep in the Piney Woods, honors a nearby site where Spain attempted to maintain its territorial claims in East Texas. In 1690, in an effort to limit French incursions and to convert native tribes to Christianity, Captain Alonso de León led an expedition to establish the first mission in the province of Texas near the Neches River. Smallpox, drought, and cultural clashes led to the mission’s abandonment only four years later. The mission was re-established and abandoned two more times in the following years. By 1730, the Spanish had abandoned the mission for good. Read More »
A Scenic Detour off Interstate 10 Reveals Spectacular Views of the Pecos River Valley
The best road trips allow time for detours off the beaten path. Though it can be tempting to choose the most expedient route, it’s often the “long-cuts” that make a trip memorable. One of our family’s perennial favorites is the Sheffield Loop, a 20-mile scenic drive on State Highway 290, just off Interstate 10 west of Ozona. Read More »
Opa’s Smokehouse in Fredericksburg Has Kept Generations of Customers Coming Back for More
The Opa’s story began in 1947 when Arno Schwethelm, a merchant and rancher from Comfort, gave a small meat market to his daughter Ruby and son-in-law Milton Edwards as a wedding present. The young couple renovated the building and established their meat market as Fredericksburg Lockers’ Inc. Read More »
Opa’s Smoked Sausage & Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach Recipe
Pair savory smoked sausage with the sweet-tart intensity of sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and a hit of garlic and Parmesan in this 30-minute gnocchi dish that melds German and Italian flavors. Read More »
San Antonio Native Jefferson Clay Debuts “Riverwalkin’”, a Celebration of the Alamo City’s Iconic Landmark
San Antonio’s River Walk has a new anthem: Singer-songwriter Jefferson Clay just debuted his music video for the ... Read More »
Meetups in Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas Aim to Preserve the Battleship Texas
The USS Texas, America’s last existing dreadnought, is in danger. Docked in the brackish waters of Buffalo Bayou ... Read More »
Find Rustic Relaxation on the Nueces River at Camp Wood in the Hill Country
The Nueces River valley plummets from the Edwards Plateau with the abruptness of a summer squall. The topography plunges from dry to drenched when you cruise south from Rocksprings on State Highway 55, blank skies giving way to blue-green canopies of oaks and pecans as the road abandons the grassless flats for glimpses of resplendent waters that seem to chase canyon twilight into the brightness of day. Here, the Nueces River finds its voice: a convergence of forks, prongs, creeks, and springs that begin their last odyssey to the Gulf of Mexico as one. Read More »
Make A Splash With These 7 Quintessential Texas Rope Swings
When Mother Nature doles up a summer afternoon so hot you need oven mitts to handle the steering wheel of your car, smart Texans head to the nearest swimming hole. Read More »
Gladewater Offers Walkable Shopping and Dining in East Texas’ Antique Capital
With its old buildings, passing trains, vintage shops, and faded storefronts, Gladewater can seem like a relic from a bygone era. Elvis Presley used to play here. So did Johnny Cash. But in another sense, Gladewater is modern: The recent arrival of a brewpub and the opening six years ago of a bed-and-breakfast have turned the official “Antique Capital of East Texas” into one of the most walkable downtowns around. Read More »
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