May 2022

In This Issue

Features

10 Hidden and Iconic Hill Country Destinations You’ll Want to Visit

Idyllic Vacations Are the Norm in the Picturesque Hill Country

Peel Back the Layers of Austin’s Onion Creek

Departments

Editor’s Note

Preserved Paradise

My Hometown

Generations of Texans Have Flocked to Concan for the Frio River and Neal’s Dining Room

Open Road

The Healing Power of the Texas Landscape

Speaking of Texas

Kinky Friedman Introduces Gold Star Kids to the Land That Shaped Him

Texana

The Hill Country Legacy of Old Tunnel State Park

Getaway

Boerne’s Hill Country Charm and Texas-German Heritage Fuel a Weekend of Fun

Drive / Atlas

How Goats Went From Overgrazing Villains to Brush-Clearing Heroes

Drive / Detour

Where Does the Texas Hill Country Actually End?

Drive / Ticket

San Antonio’s Morgan’s Wonderland Caters to Kids with Disabilities

Plates

OroBianco Cultures Small-Town Texas With the Italian Tradition of Slow Food

Plates

Nice N Easy Serves Craft Beer and Wine in One of Johnson City’s Oldest Buildings

Vintage

How Prison Labor Helped Build the Texas Capitol in the 1880s

Daytripper

The Daytripper Drives a World War II Tank in Uvalde

Sightseer

Hiking the Summit Trail at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

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