Nature + Outdoors

Hit Refresh at Boykin Springs Lake

Hit Refresh at Boykin Springs Lake

This time of year you’ve got to find a way to beat the heat. Sure, you ... Read More »

An Eclipse Chaser Sees the Light in Totality

An Eclipse Chaser Sees the Light in Totality

Open Road A Cosmic Alignment An eclipse chaser seesthe light in ... Read More »

The Port Aransas Nature Preserve Is For the Birds

The Port Aransas Nature Preserve Is For the Birds

The last of the migratory birds resting, eating, and let’s face it, ... Read More »

Dive Into These Texas River Retreats

Dive Into These Texas River Retreats

Three major rivers define the shape of Texas: the Red, the Sabine, and ... Read More »

10 Summer Adventures for the Whole Family

10 Summer Adventures for the Whole Family

Now that the school calendar is winding down, it’s time to embrace a ... Read More »

A Texan Learns to Surf at 72

A Texan Learns to Surf at 72

Surfing has been a lifelong obsession for me. Back when the Beach Boys ... Read More »

Mist Connections at Caddo Lake State Park

Mist Connections at Caddo Lake State Park

With its Spanish moss-draped cypress trees and wide array of wildlife, ... Read More »

Dig for Seashell Treasures on Padre Island

Dig for Seashell Treasures on Padre Island

Somewhere in Texas the moon is shining, but not tonight, not in South ... Read More »

Everything You Need to Know Before Floating a Texas River

Everything You Need to Know Before Floating a Texas River

How To Texas is a recurring column offering step-by-step instructions ... Read More »

Rescuing Texas’ Once Wild Horses

Rescuing Texas’ Once Wild Horses

Like all the horses and donkeys on the property, Cassidy the quarter ... Read More »

The Daytripper Braves the Devils River

The Daytripper Braves the Devils River

The Devils River got its name from early settlers, who said the 93-mile ... Read More »

On a Night Hike, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

On a Night Hike, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Hikers can explore the Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center at night. Photo ... Read More »

Inside the Sport of Texas Rock Crawling

Inside the Sport of Texas Rock Crawling

“The Star-Spangled Banner” has barely finished playing before a rock buggy ... Read More »

Visit with Rehabilitated Critters at Wassermann Wranch in Alpine

Visit with Rehabilitated Critters at Wassermann Wranch in Alpine

When Heidi Wassermann hosted her last radio show in 2007, she announced ... Read More »

Texas’ Only Ice Cream Boat Has Embarked on Lake Conroe

Texas’ Only Ice Cream Boat Has Embarked on Lake Conroe

It was a typical blistering hot summer day last year at Lake Conroe Park ... Read More »

On Top of the World at Big Bend National Park

On Top of the World at Big Bend National Park

The air is rare at the top of Big Bend National Park, an 800,000-acre ... Read More »

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