Find Unexpected Adventures in the Rugged Canyonlands of the Texas Panhandle
September 23, 2021 | By Matt Joyce
Spectacular scenery, new trails, and friendly locals bolster a burgeoning outdoors mecca
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Conservation Effort Holds Promise for a New Park to Protect Honey Creek in the Hill Country
September 14, 2021 | By Pam LeBlanc
New housing developments are popping up all the time in the fast-growing Hill Country region north of San Antonio, but one 515-acre property that had been slated for development is now on track to become parkland rather than a subdivision thanks to private and state conservation efforts.
New Safari-Style Tents Offer Hassle-Free Camping at Lake Bastrop North Shore Park
August 23, 2021 | By Melissa Gaskill
Five minutes after arrival at Lake Bastrop North Shore Park, my friend and I are relaxing around the firepit as flames crackle and the sky darkens into a canopy of stars.
Bass Anglers Go Big on Lake Fork in Northeast Texas
July 16, 2021 | By Dan Oko
Texas history buffs have the Alamo. Peak baggers have Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in the state.
Got Land? The Making of Palo Pinto Mountains and Other New Texas State Parks
May 20, 2021 | By Pam LeBlanc
Seventy-five miles west of Fort Worth, a hilly parcel of ranchland is making the transformation into the first new state park since the birding hotspot of Resaca de la Palma swung open its gates near Brownsville in 2008.
Woodville’s Refurbished Big Woods Nature Trail Is a Hidden Gem Worth Discovering
April 2, 2021 | By June Naylor
Big Bend National Park Announces Plan to Build a New Hiking Trail Around Lone Mountain
January 29, 2021 | By Pam LeBlanc
A new trail at Big Bend National Park will take hikers on a 3-mile loop around Lone Mountain, a Texas-sized hill that bristles with scrub brush and cactus just north of the Panther Junction Visitor Center.
This Wilderness Survival Course Teaches Beginners How to Navigate an Outdoor Emergency
October 28, 2019 | By Robyn Ross
Earth Native founder Dave Scott grew up tagging along with his father and uncle on volunteer search-and-rescue missions in Colorado. After six years in the military, he began studying wilderness survival techniques. In 2011, he launched Earth Native, one of a handful of schools in Texas that meld advanced outdoor skills like backcountry navigation, shelter building, and plant medicine with nature appreciation. Scott says he’s noticed an uptick in people’s interest in these types of skills because of survival-oriented reality TV shows. But the majority of his students tend to be less extreme. They mostly want to get into backpacking or spend more time outside with their kids.
