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* SUMMER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO ESCAPE TO THE STATE PARKS OF TEXAS, SO WE'VE DESIGNED THE TEN BEST TRIPS FOR YOU TO TAKE. FROM A LONGTIME FAVORITE ON [...]

With our long history of drought and flood, we know in our bones how important water is to Texas. Without it, everything dies. But though we obsess over the state [...]

LIFE IS TOO SHORT NOT TO LIVE IT IN TEXAS. But recently we asked ourselves an uncomfortable question: If we had only one year left on earth, what would we [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WEST OF THE PECOS everything shifts. The landscape gives up any pretense of being nurturing or pleasant, and the creatures that survive amid these harsh rocks tend to […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Key * crowded on weekends ** picnic tables *** shade **** rope swing ***** lifeguard ****** grilling ******* camping [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When the temperature hits 100 the best […]

WITH THE SUMMER HEAT DIMINISHING, IT'S TIME to get outdoors again. To help you translate your good intentions into action, I've put together a list of thirty hikes. Each offers […]

MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, as I was driving along U.S. 90 in West Texas outside Sanderson, I saw a lone cyclist grinding toward San Antonio under a brutal sun, […]

THERE'S A BUDDHIST parable in which several blind men argue about the appearance of an elephant after each has touched a different extremity. I imagine that early travelers to the […]

>From Caprock Canyons to Matagorda Island, from the piney forests to the Gulf Coast marshes, the state parks of Texas were made for you and me. What's the best way […]

A COUPLE OF PELICANS CIRCLE IN THE AIR OVER Baffin Bay as the roar of a Chevy 454 engine fills the morning. Bart Ballard, a research scientist at the Caesar […]

"SQUEEZE HIS NOSE," SAYS DOUG BAUM, a.k.a, the Camel Man, pointing at Gobi, one of three camels kneeling by a big trailer in the campground at Monahans Sandhills State Park, […]

ON A MILD SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN JANUARY, I'M riding my bicycle along the Clear Fork of the Trinity River just southwest of downtown Fort Worth. It's an easy ride through […]

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN FLY-FISHING BEFORE, maybe the first thing that comes to mind is Brad Pitt standing in a sun-drenched Montana trout stream in A River Runs Through It. […]

IT'S JUST BEFORE SIX ON A SATURDAY MORNING IN AUGUST, and I'm a little dismayed to be stuck in traffic in Port Aransas, waiting with my friend for the ferry […]

The article offers travel tips for Texas and offers information on water falls, Lockhart State Park, and Lake Georgetown on the North San Gabriel River.

In 1998, when Lufkin realtor Richard Donovan and his daughter, Gina, first read of plans to build as many as three dams on the Neches River, they knew this was […]

If you're going to play cowboy for a day, then you should do it in Bandera, the Cowboy Capital of the World. Folks come here from all around the globe […]

The article offers tips on various recreational activities that can be done in several mountains of Texas. It recommends trekking to the top of Guadalupe Peak, which is considered as the highest point in Texas. The author explains a route to explore Franklin Mountains. He also suggests hiking at the Juniper Canyon Trail in the Chisos Mountains.

The article provides information on several hiking trails across Texas. Directions to trailhead are provided, along with the distance and entrance fees. Trails include: Enchanted Rock, Guadalupe Peak, Lost Maples, Four C National Hiking Trail, Lost Pines Trail, Cross Timbers Trail and Galveston Island.

This article outlines several guidelines for cyclists in Texas. Taking the Fort Davis Flier route, the cyclist will make his way up Limpia Canyon past the McDonald Observatory, then Mount Livermore and Sawtooth Mountain, before heading back to town. The Waterfall route covers a distance of 48 miles, with 28- and 72-mile options. After heading out toward Canyon Lake, cyclists will return along the River Road, which follows the Guadalupe as it flows down to the coastal plains.

Features the best places for hiking, swimming, kayaking, bird watching, tubing and camping in the U.S.. The Lower Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge; Medina River at Castroville; Lower Pecos River; Colorado River in Colorado Bend State Park; Pedernales River in Pedernales Falls State Park. INSETS: Before You go... A few things to know.;The Devils Made Me Do It And you can run it too..

Presents an article about a drive from Lufkin to Diboll in Texas. Condition of traffic along the stretch; Description of an advertisement for purple-hulled peas and sorghum at B.J.'s Farms Produce; Visit to a sandwich shop.

Presents information on Baffin Bay, the antler-inlet off the Laguna Madre in Texas. Perception of Fred Bryant, director of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, on Baffin Bay; Plants and animals found in Baffin Bay; Involvement of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute in the conservation of Baffin Bay.

Focuses on the proposed Trinity Trails System, a network of trails in Texas. Disaster at the Trinity River; Bike trails in Fort Worth; Plans of Dallas in line with the project.

Focuses on fly-fishing in Texas. Best seasons of the sport; Experience of Alvin Dedeaux, a fly-fisher since he was a boy; Best things about fly-fishing.

Describes the experience of kayaking through a labyrinth of hidden trails in the wetlands near Port Aransas in Texas. Scenic spots in the wetlands; Stories about the trails.

The article discusses the author's tour of Choke Canyon Reservoir in Texas. The location of the reservoir is described. The birds that could be sighted from the reservoir are mentioned, including woodpecker and cardinals. The route to Calliham Unit of Choke Canyon State Park from Three Rivers is cited.

The article presents a description of Grapevine Lake in Grapevine, Texas. The attractions surrounding the lake are cited, including the Rockledge Park and Murrell Park. Activities at the lake, such as sailing, windsurfing and kayaking. The lake, which is tucked behind Grapevine Mills Mall and the Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center, is hard to find.

The article features outdoor activities at Caddo Lake in Texas. At nearby Caddo Lake State Park, visitors can rent a canoe and float around a mysterious cypress-shaded inlet. Visitors can take one of the flat-bottomed aluminum boats at Tucker's Fishing Camp and a trolling motor to find open water. Johnson's Ranch is located at the end of Farm-to-Market Road 2198--where the sign says you can fish from the dock for $1.

The article presents a description of Lake Conroe in Texas. The boundaries reached by the Lake Conroe are cited. The attractions surrounding the Lake are mentioned, including Sam Houston National Forest and the Cagle Recreation Area. The route to Cagle Recreation Area from Conroe is also provided. The watercrafts rented by Resort Attractions for tourists are also cited.

The article features the Cedar Hill State Park in Texas. Visitors will enjoy a walk around the historic farm buildings built by John Penn, who settled his family here in the mid-1800s. Rugged limestone hillsides are covered with forests of elm, mesquite and juniper, and below them patches of prairie that harbor endangered tall grasses and other plants.

The article provides information on freeways in Dallas, Texas. The junction of I-30, U.S. 75, and I-45 in Dallas is one of the most stunning, especially in the evening when the towers of downtown are silhouetted against the hyper-real colors of a Texas sunset. A downtown skyline is the face of a city, and Bid D has one of the most instantly recognizable.

The article features the Dog Canyon Campground at Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. The range is a national park, and from a composite campsite here you can explore eighty miles of trails that lead through sky islands of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir to six of the state's ten highest peaks. For nature lovers, photographers and adventure seekers, this place is a very holy grail.

Presents information on activities in Texas in May 2004. Details of the Polo on the Prairie fundraiser in Albany; Features of cowboy country Bandera; Activities at the opening of an art gallery in Marfa.