First Look: The $22 Million Makeover of Big Bend National Park’s Chisos Mountains Lodge
Tentative plans call for the beloved dining-hall structure to be rebuilt and modernized—with even better views.
Rose Cahalan is an associate editor who focuses primarily on stories about travel and the outdoors. Before joining Texas Monthly, Rose was managing editor of the Texas Observer. She also served as senior editor of the Alcalde, the University of Texas’ alumni magazine. Outside work, you can often find her hiking and camping in Texas state parks.
Tentative plans call for the beloved dining-hall structure to be rebuilt and modernized—with even better views.
By Rose Cahalan
Austin artist and doctor Grace Farris’s debut, ‘Mom Milestones,’ inverts the patronizing parenting-book formula.
By Rose Cahalan
More than a thousand years after Indigenous Texans began brewing yaupon, the tea—and its aggressive holly plant—is everywhere.
By Rose Cahalan
Conroe native Heather West was snorkeling near the Florida Keys when she fought off a six-foot lemon shark.
By Rose Cahalan
Recipes and tips for wild and unconventional foods—from chile pequin to yaupon—that you can find in your own backyard.
By Rose Cahalan
The newest species is named after the grad student pub Valhalla, on whose grounds it was found.
By Rose Cahalan
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By Rose Cahalan
A West Texas oasis, the world's largest spring-fed pool has been closed for the better part of three years.
By Rose Cahalan
Kid-friendly, socially distanced, and just a darn good way to spend a Saturday, the state's berry farms are open for visitors.
By Rose Cahalan
Bow down to the greatness of the Vaqueros, who are the best in the nation (again).
By Rose Cahalan
“If the country can have a chuckle at my expense today, I’ll accept it," he says.
By Rose Cahalan
Maurice Chammah’s “Let the Lord Sort Them” is a searing history of the rise and fall of capital punishment.
By Rose Cahalan
He’s visited the Alamo, waited in line at Franklin Barbecue, and cheered on the Astros (virtually).
By Rose Cahalan
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By Rose Cahalan
Eight tips from expert gardeners.
By Rose Cahalan
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By Rose Cahalan
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By Rose Cahalan
The five-part Showtime docu-series avoids the worst pitfalls of the true-crime genre, favoring character over sensationalism.
By Rose Cahalan
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By Rose Cahalan
As Texans flock to the hobby in record numbers, we convened a virtual staff roundtable to share tips.
By Rose Cahalan
The Austin author says he wrote his new pandemic thriller as a "cry of warning," but he never expected it to be released during an eerily similar crisis.
By Rose Cahalan