Nature + Outdoors

Discover Ancient History on a Tour of the Gault Site

Discover Ancient History on a Tour of the Gault Site

“You are in one of the most special places in the hemisphere,” said guide ... Read More »

Old Bones Yield New Discoveries at the Waco Mammoth National Monument

Old Bones Yield New Discoveries at the Waco Mammoth National Monument

Roughly 65,000 years ago, a nursery herd of female and young Columbian ... Read More »

Dallas’ New Skatepark Isn’t Clowning Around

Dallas’ New Skatepark Isn’t Clowning Around

If you brought your skateboard to Bachman Lake’s Clown Ramp in the 1980s, ... Read More »

The ‘UFO’ That Washed Ashore On South Padre Island

The ‘UFO’ That Washed Ashore On South Padre Island

Nearly 6 miles north of South Padre Island's Beach Access #6 is what ... Read More »

Inside the Revitalized Historic Ottine Mineral Springs

Inside the Revitalized Historic Ottine Mineral Springs

I’m floating like a dumpling in one of the soaking pools at Ottine Mineral ... Read More »

The Allen Company That Brings Prehistoric Creatures to Life

The Allen Company That Brings Prehistoric Creatures to Life

Lauren Billings’ biggest critics are kids. They’ll call her out if she ... Read More »

Dance Beneath the Stars at Garner State Park

Dance Beneath the Stars at Garner State Park

The Dance at Garner State Park might not have an official start time, but ... Read More »

The Purple Martin Is Texas’ Latest Aerial Obsession

The Purple Martin Is Texas’ Latest Aerial Obsession

When customers exit the Round Rock Crossing Shopping Center as the sun ... Read More »

How San Angelo Became an International Water Lily Destination

How San Angelo Became an International Water Lily Destination

Like the mirage of an oasis unfolding in the heat waves of the desert, San ... Read More »

What the Resurgence of Red Mangrove Seeds Could Mean for the Texas Coast

What the Resurgence of Red Mangrove Seeds Could Mean for the Texas Coast

Jace Tunnell is used to discovering strange items scattered across the ... Read More »

Reflecting on the Hill Country’s Rivers After the Floods

Reflecting on the Hill Country’s Rivers After the Floods

In the June issue of Texas Highways, I wrote about the Lower Guadalupe ... Read More »

Disappearing Into the Big Texas Sky

Disappearing Into the Big Texas Sky

Born to the Skies The heavens know no limits in Texas ByIan ... Read More »

Central Texas Floods: Where to Donate and Volunteer

Central Texas Floods: Where to Donate and Volunteer

Families across Texas are still reeling after catastrophic flash flooding ... Read More »

A Search for Serenity at Texas’ Storied Mineral Spas

A Search for Serenity at Texas’ Storied Mineral Spas

Healing Waters By Katie Gutierrez Photographs by ... Read More »

The Guadalupe Salt Basin Teaches Lessons in Alchemy

The Guadalupe Salt Basin Teaches Lessons in Alchemy

The half-moon is still bright when my fiancé and I drive east out of Dell ... Read More »

A Summer Guide to the Guadalupe River

A Summer Guide to the Guadalupe River

By Joe Nick Patoski Photographs by Kenny Braun ... Read More »

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