Outdoors
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So Cool »
A summer guide to the coolest place in Texas: the Davis Mountains.
August 1992 by Helen Thompson
Meet the Beetles »
Up close and personal with our expanding entomological universe.
June 1992 by Chris Durden
Holy Trinity »
Three Spanish missions are El Paso’s own heaven on earth.
April 1992 by Dana Rubin
My Underwater Self »
From the YMCA pool to the ocean blue, I’ve always been at peace in the deep.
April 1992 by Stephen Harrigan
Rodeo, Texas, U.S.A. »
Rodeo, rodeo, wherefore art thou rodeo? Mary Ellen Mark went to small towns all over Texas to find out.
March 1992 by Skip Hollandsworth
Big Bird »
Getting up close and personal with the endangered whooping crane.
January 1992 by Joe Nick Patoski
Semi-Tuft »
Forget your Dallas cowboys and your Houston Astros. Texas’ real champions count birds once a year at freeport. They’re not bird watchers, they’re birders. And therein lies a tail.
April 1974 by William Martin
So Cool »
How to eat easy, play hard, and sleep well in the Davis mountains.
by Helen Thompson
Why Climb Guadalupe Peak? »
Because it’s there! Sam Martin made it to the top of Texas.
by Sam Martin
Best of Austin: Get Out »
From dog parks and swimming holes to picnic spots and close encounters with a llama, our favorite outdoor activities keep you busy year-round.
by Pamela Colloff and Katy Vine
Head for the Hills »
A grand old opry in Mason, a homestyle bakery in Llano, a cabin with a view of the Sabinal Canyon, and sixteen other things I love about the Hill Country.
by Suzy Banks
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