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Texas Top 40 No. 28, Possum Kingdom Lake
Some 90 miles west of Fort Worth, Possum Kingdom Lake sparkles along the upper reaches of the Brazos River.
Texas Top 40 No. 29, Lockhart
Named by the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999 as the Barbecue Capital of Texas, the Central Texas town of Lockhart…
Texas Top 40 No. 30, Garner State Park
One of Texas’ most popular parks, Garner State Park enchants visitors with its dramatic scenery on the southwestern edge of…
Texas Top 40 No. 31, Dallas/Fort Worth
Like fraternal twins with different personalities, the North Texas cities of Dallas and Fort Worth—roughly 30 miles apart by car…
Daytripper: Kingsland
If I were to dream up the perfect kingdom, it would be a land of flowing rivers, abundant vineyards, smoky…
Exploring McKinney
We explore McKinney’s Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Center in our March issue, but there’s a lot more to…
Memories Pack Light
Babs Rodriguez unpacks a lifetime of travel memories. Here's the full story from the March 2014 issue of Texas Highways.
Scenic Route: Feb. 2014
The main entrance roads to Big Bend National Park offer about 50 meandering miles of glorious scenery.
Gliding High
So there I was, 2,000 feet above the ground without an engine or parachute, relying solely upon the wind and…
Lilo Goes West
Babs Rodriguez recalls her German mother-in-law’s Big Bend epiphanies. Here’s the full story from the February 2014 issue of Texas…
Daytripper: Fort Davis
In the Davis Mountains of West Texas lies a small town that evokes equal parts frontier days and space age.…
Artisans of Big Bend
The Texas landscape has often served as both origin and inspiration for the creative mind. The stark, windswept plains of…