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Dark Skies, Milky Ways, Music + Love

It was a year ago. I’d made my way to Marfa, Texas, for the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love. It was my first big trip after retiring...

Holy Bats Batman!

There’s no need to fire up the Batlight if you’re standing on or anywhere near Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge shortly before sunset,...

The Magnolia Experience

I like Chip and Joanna. I’m not a huge fan but I like them just fine. I watched many episodes of their show back when they first hit the...

Serendipity and the Caverns of Sonora

My idea of a road trip is having a general idea of a destination but leaving a fair amount to serendipity. That’s worked well for me over...

Touching a Toe in the Rio Grande

I want to touch a toe in the Rio Grande, the river that serves as the dividing line between the United States and Mexico. That was my...

San Antonio, David Karesh and the Branch Davidians

I was in San Antonio, Texas, 29 years ago this March, as the Branch Dravidian standoff was entering its third week less than 10 miles...

Wouldn’t You Like To Be a Pepper Too?

If you’re down Waco way in Texas, maybe visiting Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Market, and looking for somewhere different to go for a...

Look! Up in the Sky! It's the TARS blimp!

(This is one of four stories about the unique sites to be seen along the 37-mile stretch of Highway 90 through the Chihuahuan Desert from...

Liz, James and Rock in the Texas Desert

(This is one of four stories about the unique sites to be seen along the 37-mile stretch of Highway 90 through the Chihuahuan Desert from...

Prada's Desert Home

(This is one of four stories about the unique sites to be seen along the 37-mile stretch of Highway 90 through the Chihuahuan Desert from...

Marfa's Mysterious Lights

There’s a line in Miranda Lambert’s song, In His Arms, that references the Marfa lights: Is he praying for rain out in West Texas? Is he...