Travel & Outdoors
August 13, 2015
Bird’s-eye View
The Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is a world-class site for birding and . . . ocelotting?
The Wanderer
Travel & Outdoors
June 11, 2015
Higher Plains
Sometimes, when you want a lot of space, you need to go somewhere small—like Canadian.
Travel & Outdoors
April 16, 2015
I Beg Your Garden?
A century after it was first proposed, Houston’s Hermann Park is finally in full bloom.
Travel & Outdoors
January 14, 2015
Pastures of Plenty
Round Top, when there’s hardly anyone ’round.
Travel & Outdoors
November 14, 2014
Great Expectations
Stunning vistas, snorting buffalo, and dashed hopes at Cibolo Creek Ranch.
Travel & Outdoors
September 15, 2014
Capital Interest
What no one says about the most-talked-about city in Texas.
Travel & Outdoors
July 10, 2014
Hooked on a Reeling
Even with the bigger crowds, Port Aransas remains a fisherman's paradise.
Travel & Outdoors
May 16, 2014
Untroubled Waters
Drifting down the river—and through the shops and restaurants—in quiet but quirky Bastrop.
Travel & Outdoors
March 6, 2014
Greener Pastures
With its craft beers, kale smoothies, and vintage LPs, Dallas’s Lower Greenville stakes its claim as one of the state’s newest hip neighborhoods.
Travel & Outdoors
January 9, 2014
French Connection
Paris, Texas, has a lot more to offer than just jokes about its famous namesake. (But those are fun too.)
Travel & Outdoors
November 16, 2013
Bar None
Houston’s Market Square is one of the state’s most historical spots. Lately it’s also one of the hippest places in the country to get a drink.
Travel & Outdoors
October 14, 2013
By the Starlight
You may go for the solitude, but in the stark expanses of far West Texas, you’ll still find plenty of friends.
Travel & Outdoors
September 23, 2013
The Texas Canon
Turns out the charming town of Gonzales is just as spirited as when it launched the Texas Revolution.
Travel & Outdoors
August 13, 2013
Southtown and Down
Remember the Alamo, but don’t forget San Antonio’s stately historic district and flourishing creative community.
Travel & Outdoors
July 15, 2013
Come Padre
Whether man-made or natural, the charms of South Padre Island are pretty much impossible to resist (especially after a couple of turbo piña coladas).
Travel & Outdoors
June 10, 2013
Take Me to the River
The Comal may be the shortest river in Texas, but it’s long on R&R.
Travel & Outdoors
May 13, 2013
Panhandling
Hiking rugged trails and slurping milk shakes in Palo Duro, Texas’s only slightly less grand canyon.
Travel & Outdoors
April 11, 2013
Taking Stock
Sometimes, even the Wanderer has to play tourist in her own hometown.
Travel & Outdoors
March 11, 2013
Weekend at Boerne’s
There’s more to this former German colony than bratwurst and giant pretzels.
Travel & Outdoors
February 12, 2013
East Side Story
Among the hipsters, galleries, food trucks, and old-timers in Austin’s trendy enclave.
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 2013
Embracing the Pass
Was I giddy from the altitude or just happy to be strolling the sidewalks of El Paso?
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 2012
Cliff Notes
With three days in Dallas’s historic Oak Cliff, my mantra was “Shop, eat, repeat.”
Travel & Outdoors
October 31, 2012
It’s Fine Bayou
Patrolling the placid waters, historic B&Bs, and treasure-filled antiques shops of Jefferson.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 2012
Toast of the Town
The best way to visit Houston is one neighborhood at a time. Let’s start with Montrose.
Travel & Outdoors
August 31, 2012
Cowgirl Up!
From horseback riding to grilling my own ribeye, three days in Bandera brought out my inner Dale Evans.