Christopher Collins

Christopher is the editor-at-large for Texas Highways. He was born in Wichita Falls and now lives just down the road in Abilene. When he’s not en route to some far-flung Texas town, you can find him at home, in the garden.

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A large, rusted tower in the middle of a lush, green forest under blue skies filled with clouds

Nature

A Forestry Museum Grows in East TexasΒ 

A field of pink, blue, and yellow flowers

Wildflowers

2026 Texas Wildflower Forecast: A Crop Concealed, For Now

The tops of a forest with a tall tree towering above

Nature

The Hidden Wonders of Texas’ National Forests

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Nature

A Lake Retreat at the Big Thicket National Preserve

Hidden Gem: Experience Snowfall in West Texas

Vintage

Capturing a Cattle Roundup

Road Trips

Texas Travel Counselors Are Ready to Help

Bites

Gettin’ Corny with Fletcher’s

History

Follow the Fruit to South Texas

Lakes

Hit Refresh at Boykin Springs Lake

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: Slug Bug Ranch in Amarillo

Vintage

The Heyday of Aquarena Springs

Nature

Dig for Seashell Treasures on Padre Island

Vintage

On Top of the World at Big Bend National Park

Vintage

Exploring the Cosmos at the Johnson Space Center

Meet Spike, the Toughest Tortoise in Texas

Vintage

Frolicking Among the Bluebonnets at Fort Parker State Park

Lunch Is Served at Lubbock’s Prairie Dog Town

Welcome to Muenster, a Bastion of German Heritage

Photography

Capturing the Untamable Canadian River

Like a Local

A New Chapter Is Unfolding in Greenville

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