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Want to book a campsite at a Texas park this weekend? Upgraded reservation system shows what’s available
I’ve spent more than a few frustrated hours at my computer, struggling to reserve a camping spot or cabin at a Texas state park. I’m happy to report that the Texas State Park Online Reservations webpage has been updated with some useful new features. Visitors can now...
Bring your own water if you’re going to Enchanted Rock in June
If you’re planning a trip to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area in the next month, you’ll need to bring your own water. Spigots at the park will be turned off from June 4 through July 1 while crews repair the water tower, which was damaged in the February freeze. No...
Want to paddle the Devils River? Check these tips before planning a trip
I just wrapped up my fourth paddling trip - and the third in the last year - down the Devils River in West Texas last week. I always get tons of questions on what it’s like and how to do this trip. I’ll be writing a more complete story later this year, but for now,...
At Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana, tours balance slavery with lives of plantation owners
Ten years ago, when I last visited Oak Alley Plantation, the Greek Revival style mansion and its long row of gracefully bending oaks took the spotlight. Tour guides in antebellum gowns led me through the Big House, showing off fine furnishings and lush grounds, but...
Birding in Galveston with Greg Miller
GALVESTON - Greg Miller wrapped up a day of birding during FeatherFest in Galveston earlier this month by marveling over the Blackburnian warbler he had spotted. The little black and white bird with a fire orange face and throat weighs a third of an ounce––about the...
In Bentonville, drop by the Walmart Museum for nostalgia – and to see a collection of what customers returned
For those who like quirky diversions when they travel, may we present the Walmart Museum in Bentonville. Regardless of your thoughts about the retailer, the big box discount store changed the way we shop, and the museum offers a fascinating look at how that happened....
Stop at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for a cozy library and Western art
I’ll take my hotel room with a side of Western art and the coziest library on the planet, thank you very much. Last week, I flew to Colorado to pick up a new campervan and drive it back to Texas. I didn’t rough it all the way home, though. I stopped for a night at the...
For the best green chile you’ve ever eaten, try this Colorado diner
Part of the fun of exploring new places is checking out funky little joints for food – and I’m not talking about gourmet dinners at fancy hotels, although that’s a nice splurge. Austin computer guru and bicyclist Tony Fryer steered us toward a place called the King’s...
Spying rare birds, coastal beauty with Rockport Birding and Kayak Adventures
On a brisk morning in late March, we caught our first-ever glimpses of endangered whooping cranes––the rarest of all cranes and among the oldest living bird species on earth––feasting on blue crabs in the brackish marshes of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. We spied...
“Vanishing Postcards” podcast tells the stories of Texas
Here in Texas, we love a good story, especially when it’s told in the scratchy voice or thick accent of someone who loves this larger-than-life state as much as we do. The bartender at Dry Creek Café that overlooks Lake Austin, for example. An old-time conjunto...
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