Make a Date with Mother Nature on the Pecos River
For nearly a week, an unspooling ribbon of greenish-blue will carry you down frothy rapids, alongside towering escarpments, and into deep, fish-filled pools. You’ll tangle with tall reeds that line the banks, drag boats through a section of bony limestone channels called The Flutes, and camp on rocky riverbanks. Read More »
8 Great Quirky Stays
Explore these unconventional lodging options across the Lone Star state. In the Big Bend feeder town of Marathon, a lone, multicolored mirage appears on the horizon. Luckily, the fanciful sight gives way to a very real, if unlikely, organic bed-and-breakfast made most entirely of recycled paper, Styrofoam, and sand. Read More »
Dive into Classic Summer Activities at Daingerfield State Park
Summer fun awaits at Daingerfield State Park, located a couple of miles southeast of the city of Daingerfield in Northeast Texas. The 507-acre park offers plenty of classic summer diversions from camping to swimming, fishing, hiking, dancing, canoeing, kayaking, and pedal boating. Read More »
The Devils River Camping Conundrum
The Devils River grows more popular every year as word spreads about its crystal-clear water and spectacular setting. With the increase of paddlers embarking on overnight river trips comes increased tensions with the landowners who own the river’s banks. Read More »
Camp Comfort Provides an Antidote to Life’s Stressful Moments with Pizza, Bicycling, and Wine Nearby
Comfort’s effect on me during my recent visit mirrored my thoughts on my first trip more than 20 years ago: This ... Read More »
Glamp in a Luxury Safari Tent Near Weatherford
The ideal getaway experience doesn’t always involve traveling long distances to an elaborate resort, as I ... Read More »
Bunking Down at Big Bend Ranch State Park
Backcountry aficionados flock to the largest state park in Texas, Big Bend Ranch State Park, to explore its ... Read More »
Clifton’s Screen Door Inn Blends Comfort, Nostalgia
Each of the Screen Door Inn’s seven rooms features an antique screen door, lending a touch of nostalgia to an ... Read More »
Unplug in the Pines at High Hill Farm
With Tyler in my rearview mirror, I’m driving southeast toward the tiny town of Arp on twisting farm-to-market ... Read More »
Rise and Shine at the Midland Hotel in Hico
On trips to the Hamilton County town of Hico over the years, I’d wondered why the handsome 1896 Midland Hotel ... Read More »
San Antonio’s Grande Dames
Three grand San Antonio hotels, the St. Anthony, Gunter, and Crockett, opened in 1909. The timing is hardly a coincidence. Founded at the crossroads of early travel routes, San Antonio saw significant growth after Texas became part of the Union and again with the arrival of the railroad in 1877. According to the Texas Almanac, San Antonio was the state’s most populous city in 1909. And, says architect Irby Hightower, principal of Alamo Architects Inc., these hotels filled a growing need for lodging and places to conduct business. Even during tough economic times in the 1920s and 1930s, San Antonio prospered thanks to oil and ranching money. Through the years, these hotels made enough money to remain open but not so much to tempt their owners to tear them down and build something bigger. All three have continuously operated as hotels, and thanks to recent renovations, they retain their original grandeur. Read More »
A New Dawn in the Davis Mountains
Dawn has just broken above the new Davis Mountains State Park wildlife-viewing station, an L-shaped timber and ... Read More »
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