Braving the Narrows, One of Texas’ Most Mythic and Wild Oases
June 27, 2023 | By Bobby Alemán
In a field of brickellbush, hundreds of monarch butterflies move with the
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Fly Fishing Is Taking off in Texas Rivers
June 30, 2022 | By Dan Oko
Fifteen major rivers and many hundreds of miles of smaller streams run across Texas, giving adventurers and anglers countless opportunities for exploration.
In Johnson City, It’s Out With Midcentury Furniture, In With Vintage Motorcycles
February 19, 2022 | By Clayton Maxwell
If you’ve driven through Johnson City on US 290 in recent weeks, you may have noticed a change at the corner of Main and Nugent streets.
15 Small Texas Towns to Visit Now
July 31, 2019 | By
There was a time when most Texans lived over yonder. But over the past century, the percentage of Texans living in rural areas versus urban areas flipped: Today, 85 percent of us live in cities, while only 15 percent live in the country, according to the Texas Demographic Center.
Ben Milam Whiskey Honors a Texas Revolutionary
March 1, 2019 | By Gene Fowler
Texian revolutionary Ben Milam may not be as famous today as James Bowie, Davy Crockett, and William Barret Travis, but he should be. After all, Milam led the Siege of Bexar in late 1835 that drove Mexican forces out of San Antonio and the Alamo and set the stage for the Republic of Texas to win its independence the following spring. Felled by a sniper, Milam gave his life to the cause.
Bourbon Smash Recipe
March 1, 2019 | By
Marsha Milam describes her Bourbon Smash (see photo, left) cocktail recipe as “delicious, flexible, and forgiving.” Mix one up at home to celebrate Texas Independence Day on March 2—or head to the distillery for its second anniversary bash—and toast to the spirit of Ben Milam and other brave Texas revolutionaries.
Escape the Urban Freeway with a Motorcycle Jaunt Through the Hill Country
February 19, 2019 | By Dale Weisman
After a rainy spell, a sunny Sunday morning window opens up: a perfect day for a Hill Country ride. My motorcycle, a silver BMW sport-touring machine, is ready to roll. Jacket, gloves, and helmet on, I hit the ignition. The engine rumbles to life and warms up. I shift into first gear and ease through Austin’s Zilker Park.
Festival of Texas Fiddling to Highlight Diverse Fiddle Styles in Blanco
November 26, 2018 | By Matt Joyce
Need a spark to shake off the post-Thanksgiving, start-of-the-holiday-marathon malaise? Fiddle music could be just the ticket. This Saturday, Dec. 1, The Festival of Texas Fiddling will bring together fiddlers from across the state for a day of performances, dancing, and workshops at the historic Twin Sisters Dancehall in Blanco.
Daytripper: Blanco
August 1, 2016 | By Chet Garner
The Texas Hill Country is full of small towns that motorists can either zoom through in five minutes or choose to explore all day.
The Blanco Bounce
March 21, 2016 | By Michelle Burgess
I was sitting in an Adirondack chair on the back porch of my rental cabin at Blanco Settlement, feet up on the rail, as a thunderous rainstorm pounded the tin roof and swelled the gray-green waters of the Blanco River, less than 60 feet below my vantage.
