autumn

A Firefly Expert Illuminates the Insect’s Upcoming Season

May 26, 2023 | By Asher Elbein

A Sparkling Autumn Sunrise Illuminates Big Bend National Park

November 26, 2020 | By

A Golden Moment on the Guadalupe River

September 24, 2020 | By

Cabernet Grill’s Smoked Trout and Goat Cheese Rillettes Recipe

October 23, 2019 | By John Lumpkin

This appetizer from the Fredericksburg restaurant is perfect for a fall fête

4 Must-See Fall Foliage Spots in Texas

September 18, 2017 | By Melissa Gaskill

Fall color takes the right kind of trees, meaning deciduous hardwoods. These types of trees practice a sort of winter hibernation, turning off production of chlorophylls, a green pigment in the leaves responsible for producing energy for the tree. Without that green, other leaf pigments become visible, including yellow xanthophyll and orange carotenoids, or the leaf turns shades of brown. Some of the best color comes from Texas red oaks and other oaks, flameleaf sumac, cedar elm, cottonwoods, walnut, sycamore, and, of course, maples—all trees found only in certain parts of the state, at least in any significant numbers.

Where Ye Meets Y’all

October 1, 2015 | By

What if you could escape for a weekend not just to another place but another time?

The October 2023 issue of Texas Highways "Tastes Like Home"

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