Outdoors
Chasing Waterfalls
When it comes to H20, in my opinion there is nothing as magical or evocative as a waterfall. The sight…
Caprock Canyons Trailway: Trails and Trailheads
A 64-mile trail system that runs between Estelline and South Plains, the Caprock Canyons Trailway is divided into six trail…
Tracking Time
Travelers on the Caprock Canyons Trailway sometimes feel they’ve tipped time’s arrow on its head. Following the path of an…
Agritourism and Farm-cations
While working on Jennifer Babisak’s story on agritourism for the June issue, Senior Editor Lori Moffatt learned more about the…
How I Spent My Summer Farm-cation
After failing in our efforts at suburban gardening, my husband, Matt, and I embraced community-supported agriculture by obtaining our meat,…
Floating the Upper Brazos
So it was that we set out, smack-dab in the middle of the best month to say a seasonal goodbye…
Weekender: West Texas Eclipse
For sheer grandeur, few sights can beat a West Texas sunset. On May 20, though, the moon will heighten the…
Panther Cave: Rock Art in Danger
In the dramatically scenic canyon of the Lower Pecos River, where ancient limestone cliffs rise steeply above from the water’s…
Wings of Spring
Portraits of Migratory and Resident Birds in the Hill CountryBy E. Dan Klepper Birding enthusiasts recognize the Texas Hill Country…
Four for Fall: 2011
Many a Texan can wax eloquent about the benefits of our great outdoors. Turns out it isn’t just bragging: Scientific…
Going to Ground: The western Edwards Plateau from underground
You’ll find a trinity of odd and earthly things in the caverns beneath the Texas soil of the western Edwards…
Wild Texans
The deep-blue Texas sky sets off a soaring hawk’s cloud-white belly as it wheels above me. Watching the magnificent bird…