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Grief and growth (and a black eye) on Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Trail
On Dec. 17, 2022, my dad woke up and made himself a cup of coffee. It was a chilly day in Austin, so over his long-sleeved T-shirt, he layered his beloved...
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Watch the bats emerge at Bamberger Ranch Preserve
People laughed back in the 1990s, when land conservationist J. David Bamberger, one of the co-founders of Church's Fried Chicken, decided to build a bat cave on his ranch near Johnson City. The bats, they said, would never come. But Bamberger, now a spry and...
City launches free Zilker Park shuttle
I’d rather ride my bike to Barton Springs Pool than fight the traffic and fork over $3 an hour to park my car there. Not everyone can make that work, though. That’s why I’m happy to report that the city is launching a free shuttle that will loop between the parking...
For a taste of Argentina, drink maté
Here in Texas, we drink a lot of sweet tea and Dr Pepper. In Patagonia, the locals drink maté. While traipsing through South America this month, I saw people sipping the infused herbal drink while chatting at cafes, sitting on street benches, and even while driving...
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Casey Chapman Ross
Casey Chapman Ross is a native and current Austinite, living here with her husband and three kids. Currently, she focuses on growing her travel writing and hospitality portfolio and involving her family in these assignments as often as possible.
Becca Hensley
For more than three decades, award-winning travel writer Becca Hensley has roved the world to find the meaning of life. Currently, she serves as Travel Editor for New Orleans Bride and Contributing Editor for Insiders Guide to Spas. A poet, mother, and gadabout, she is a luxury expert.

Anne Keene
Anne Keene is an Austin-based writer, swimmer, sometimes horseback rider, and author of The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win WWII. For other stories visit www.annerkeene.com.

Maximiliano Mauriz
Maximiliano Mauriz was born in Santiago, Chile, but came to Texas as fast as he could. He lives in Austin with his partner, their 3-year old Vizsla, Boston (aka Boss), and 1-year old foster pup, Philip. He enjoys time with family and friends, travel, running and swimming — and taking images of the people (and animals) he loves and the places he visits.
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Jeff Jenkins is an award-winning content creator and travel journalist who is the founder of Chubby Diaries. Jeff’s enthusiastic personality, charisma and contagious big smile makes him one of a kind! Learn more about him at https://www.chubbydiaries.com/.
Addie Broyles
Addie Broyles is a writer, podcaster and tarot card reader in Austin, where she’s raising her two sons and building community around food, family, travel and intersectional feminism. Read more of her work at https://thefeministkitchen.substack.com/.
Melanie Moore
Melanie P. Moore is a writer living in Austin, Texas. Her work has appeared in The Georgia Review, Atlanta Magazine, Creative Loafing, and Austin Fit Magazine. She was previously the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Badgerdog Literary Publishing.
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