Nature + Outdoors

Meet the Grasshoppers Newly Named After Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker

Meet the Grasshoppers Newly Named After Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker

What’s from Central Texas, makes music, and has a fondness for grass? ... Read More »

Nature and Tranquility Await at Three Parks on the Edge of East Texas

Nature and Tranquility Await at Three Parks on the Edge of East Texas

A sandy trail leads me through the forest to a bog spanned by a ... Read More »

Cool Off This Summer at Upgraded Community Pools Around the Lone Star State

Cool Off This Summer at Upgraded Community Pools Around the Lone Star State

The residents of Cedar Hill, a town of 49,000 on the southern tip of the ... Read More »

Pucker Up for a ‘Longhorn Kiss’ at Copper Breaks State Park in Quanah

Pucker Up for a ‘Longhorn Kiss’ at Copper Breaks State Park in Quanah

The Texas State Parks system marks its 100th anniversary this year. With ... Read More »

How Three Men in Wheelchairs Summited Guadalupe Peak in the Early 1980s

How Three Men in Wheelchairs Summited Guadalupe Peak in the Early 1980s

A mile above the West Texas badlands, a desert thunderstorm is unleashing ... Read More »

Retracing a Grandfather’s Footsteps in Big Bend

Retracing a Grandfather’s Footsteps in Big Bend

For most lovers of Big Bend National Park, the landscape evokes tales of ... Read More »

Texas Lighthouses Illuminate Maritime History Along the Coast

Texas Lighthouses Illuminate Maritime History Along the Coast

Guiding Light Maritime history shines bright at Texas’ coastal ... Read More »

Welcome to Texas’ RV Parks, Where Summer Never Ends

Welcome to Texas’ RV Parks, Where Summer Never Ends

Candace Pegg was living the American dream in a two-story, five-bedroom ... Read More »

A Firefly Expert Illuminates the Insect’s Upcoming Season

A Firefly Expert Illuminates the Insect’s Upcoming Season

At the beginning of each Texas summer, the dusk comes alive with drifting ... Read More »

For a New Outdoor Activity, Archery Hits the Bull’s-eye at Lockhart State Park

For a New Outdoor Activity, Archery Hits the Bull’s-eye at Lockhart State Park

The Texas State Parks system marks its 100th anniversary this year. With ... Read More »

Scottish Heritage and a Competitive Spirit Run Through Texas’ Highland Games Events

Scottish Heritage and a Competitive Spirit Run Through Texas’ Highland Games Events

Aprils in the Hill Country town of Ingram bring a surprise sight: “Guys ... Read More »

Musicians Go Wild on New Album Celebrating Texas State Parks

Musicians Go Wild on New Album Celebrating Texas State Parks

A few years ago, Anne Brown had an idea. As the executive director of ... Read More »

Get Cooking Around the Campfire with These Tips and Tricks

Get Cooking Around the Campfire with These Tips and Tricks

Take it from the people who know: Cooking while camping doesn’t have to be ... Read More »

Beekeeping for the End of the World

Beekeeping for the End of the World

Open Road  | May 2023 Hive ... Read More »

How Longhorn Cavern Was Carved by Hand

How Longhorn Cavern Was Carved by Hand

As soon as I descend the stairway leading into Longhorn Cavern, the ... Read More »

An Adventurer’s Guide to Texas State Parks

An Adventurer’s Guide to Texas State Parks

I learned a few important lessons on my first multiday mountain biking ... Read More »

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