Getaways

A Weekend Getaway on the Edge of the Pecos

A Weekend Getaway on the Edge of the Pecos

Drive west of the Hill Country on Interstate 10 and the limestone trades its coat of live oak for scrubby juniper ... Read More »

These Small Wonders Are the Panhandle’s Greatest Resource

These Small Wonders Are the Panhandle’s Greatest Resource

American avocets take flight as the sun rises in the Texas Panhandle, cutting through storm clouds that have ... Read More »

Trail Blazing in Wild Texas

Trail Blazing in Wild Texas

Trail Mix Human-made paths offer access to the outdoors—through the woods, on the water, and even underground By ... Read More »

Getaway in Plainview, Where West Texas Meets the Panhandle

Getaway in Plainview, Where West Texas Meets the Panhandle

Located 47 miles north of Lubbock on Interstate 27’s path to Amarillo, Plainview is where West Texas meets the ... Read More »

The Onion Capital of North Texas Makes for a Potent Weekend Getaway

The Onion Capital of North Texas Makes for a Potent Weekend Getaway

Surrounded by tree-dotted farmland along creekbeds, Farmersville is a small community that’s proud of its ... Read More »

A Desert Getaway in Terlingua for the Escape Artist

A Desert Getaway in Terlingua for the Escape Artist

Terlingua, a gritty little town 80 miles south of Alpine on State Highway 118, is home to an array of modern-day ... Read More »

A Solitary Getaway in Comstock

A Solitary Getaway in Comstock

If not for the lone blinking yellow traffic light on US 90 just northwest of Del Rio, it’d be easy to miss the ... Read More »

Grab Your Cowboy Boots for a Nocona Weekend Getaway

Grab Your Cowboy Boots for a Nocona Weekend Getaway

If you’re familiar with Nocona, a small town about two hours north of Dallas-Fort Worth, you probably know it for ... Read More »

Braving the Narrows, One of Texas’ Most Mythic and Wild Oases

Braving the Narrows, One of Texas’ Most Mythic and Wild Oases

In a field of brickellbush, hundreds of monarch butterflies move with the Read More »

Weekend Getaways from San Antonio: Comfort and South Padre Island

Weekend Getaways from San Antonio: Comfort and South Padre Island

For the Wine Connoisseur Comfort Miles from San Antonio: 47 Photos by Melanie Grizzel The Kendall County town of ... Read More »

Weekend Getaways from El Paso: Van Horn and Sanderson

Weekend Getaways from El Paso: Van Horn and Sanderson

For the Adventurer Van Horn Miles from El Paso: 121 Photos by Christ Chavez In recent years, the frontier-like ... Read More »

Travel Back in Time With a Weekend Getaway in Salado

Travel Back in Time With a Weekend Getaway in Salado

Archeologists believe the first Paleolithic settlement in Texas was built along the shores of Buttermilk Creek in ... Read More »

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