Nature + Outdoors

A First-Time Surfer Catches a Wave in Galveston

A First-Time Surfer Catches a Wave in Galveston

Open Road  | May 2024 Duuuuude A middle-aged woman carves out a manly ... Read More »

From Bad Mutha to Fly-Fishing Expert

From Bad Mutha to Fly-Fishing Expert

As the audience at a sold-out show at Club Clearview in Dallas circa ... Read More »

Fireflies Set Independence Creek Preserve Aglow

Fireflies Set Independence Creek Preserve Aglow

Photographer Kenny Braun was focused on shooting a different scene at The ... Read More »

Travel Back in Time to Prehistoric Texas

Travel Back in Time to Prehistoric Texas

The desert songbird flits out from the shade, snatching up an insect and ... Read More »

Exploring the Sky Islands of the Trans-Pecos

Exploring the Sky Islands of the Trans-Pecos

I’m maybe 10 miles from Baldy Peak in the Davis Mountains of far West ... Read More »

Meet Spike, the Toughest Tortoise in Texas

Meet Spike, the Toughest Tortoise in Texas

Spike had been in trouble before, but this time it was serious. It was ... Read More »

The Splendor of Texas Wildflowers on Full Display

The Splendor of Texas Wildflowers on Full Display

Theresa DiMenno became enamored with photography when she bought her first ... Read More »

The Daytripper Gets Rejuvenated in Mineral Wells

The Daytripper Gets Rejuvenated in Mineral Wells

The year 1880 was a momentous one for the town of Mineral Wells. It had ... Read More »

Who Needs Venice When There Are Gondolas in Irving?

Who Needs Venice When There Are Gondolas in Irving?

Gliding across Lake Carolyn in Irving, I sip a flute of sparkling cider ... Read More »

Brighten Up Your Road Trips with the 2024 Wildflower Forecast

Brighten Up Your Road Trips with the 2024 Wildflower Forecast

Last summer, months of brutal temperatures and drought parched Texas, ... Read More »

Catch a Wave in Port Aransas

Catch a Wave in Port Aransas

Horace Caldwell Pier in Port Aransas is one of many vacation destinations ... Read More »

Frolicking Among the Bluebonnets at Fort Parker State Park

Frolicking Among the Bluebonnets at Fort Parker State Park

This photo from the Texas Highways archives shows a handsome couple—and ... Read More »

A Texas Bouquet

A Texas Bouquet

Red clover cultivated by the Highway Department on IH 20 west of ... Read More »

Your Guide to Maximizing Texas Wildflower Season

Your Guide to Maximizing Texas Wildflower Season

The Wildflower Trails of Texas festival takes place the last full weekend ... Read More »

What Texas Wildflower Are You Based on Your Zodiac Sign?
Find Your Place in the Sun at These Total Solar Eclipse Events

Find Your Place in the Sun at These Total Solar Eclipse Events

On April 8, the daytime sky will turn twilight when a total solar eclipse ... Read More »

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