Nature + Outdoors

Inside the Effort to Save the Beloved Texas Horned Lizard

Inside the Effort to Save the Beloved Texas Horned Lizard

Once upon a time, you could find Texas horned lizards across much of the ... Read More »

The Edge of the World in Texas

The Edge of the World in Texas

The sun rises on a cloudless day in mid-October. On North Padre ... Read More »

Follow Texas’ Indigenous Roots Along El Camino Real de los Tejas

Follow Texas’ Indigenous Roots Along El Camino Real de los Tejas

It’s best to begin both journeys and stories in places without roads, ... Read More »

‘Viva Texas Rivers!’ Celebrates Texas’ Storied Waterways

‘Viva Texas Rivers!’ Celebrates Texas’ Storied Waterways

To know the geography of Texas, you must know its rivers. The book Viva ... Read More »

Sharks Are at the Top of the Gulf Coast Food Chain

Sharks Are at the Top of the Gulf Coast Food Chain

Fin-tastic Gulf Coast sharks preserve the delicate balance of marine ... Read More »

Find Unexpected Adventures in the Rugged Canyonlands of the Texas Panhandle

Find Unexpected Adventures in the Rugged Canyonlands of the Texas Panhandle

Spectacular scenery, new trails, and friendly locals bolster a burgeoning outdoors mecca Read More »

What Lurks in the Dark at Texas Parks?

What Lurks in the Dark at Texas Parks?

I’m following Trevor Francke down a twisty trail at Muleshoe Bend ... Read More »

A Wet Summer Bodes Well for a Colorful Fall at Guadalupe Mountains

A Wet Summer Bodes Well for a Colorful Fall at Guadalupe Mountains

Bigtooth maple trees make Guadalupe Mountains National Park one of Texas’ ... Read More »

Where Did All of Texas’ Wild Mustangs Go?

Where Did All of Texas’ Wild Mustangs Go?

Horsepower Wild mustangs helped shape the state’s cowboy culture By Asher ... Read More »

“Dirtbagging” the Public Lands of Texas

“Dirtbagging” the Public Lands of Texas

There are roughly 800,000 acres of federal land in Texas, available for ... Read More »

Meet the Vinegaroon, Big Bend National Park’s Elusive, Vinegar-Spewing ‘Wild Scorpion’

Meet the Vinegaroon, Big Bend National Park’s Elusive, Vinegar-Spewing ‘Wild Scorpion’

Sometimes, when the summer rains sweep the deserts of West Texas, ... Read More »

100 Years of Camp Rio Vista, Texas’ Oldest Summer Camp

100 Years of Camp Rio Vista, Texas’ Oldest Summer Camp

Growing up a summer camp fanatic myself, I can confidently say nothing ... Read More »

Take a Dip at Soon-to-Reopen Balmorhea Pool in West Texas

Take a Dip at Soon-to-Reopen Balmorhea Pool in West Texas

I remember the first time, and the second time, and close to the 100th ... Read More »

East Texas’ Swampy Wetlands Wouldn’t Exist Without Beavers

East Texas’ Swampy Wetlands Wouldn’t Exist Without Beavers

Nature’s Architects Beavers are the unsung heroes of Texas’ wetlands By ... Read More »

Behold the Bounty of the Blanco

Behold the Bounty of the Blanco

Rivers in Texas run the gamut from bucolic babbling brooks to churning ... Read More »

Resacas are the Natural Wonders of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley

Resacas are the Natural Wonders of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley

With their glinting waters and meandering channels, resacas are a ... Read More »

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