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Five Texas Trail Races to Shake Up Your Quarantine Running Routine

October 6, 2020 | By Rachel Fairbank

8 State Parks in East Texas Where You Can Unplug and Enjoy Nature

October 15, 2017 | By Laurence Parent

Despite my job as a Texas photographer and writer, I hadn’t visited many of East Texas’ state parks in years. In 2016, when University of Texas Press asked me to revise my 2008 guidebook, Official Guide to Texas State Parks and Historic Sites, I seized my opportunity and hit the road. The experience was a bit like renewing old friendships; I not only saw things I remembered from previous visits, but I also found new surprises. Here are some highlights from my East Texas favorites.

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