The bolt struck so close to the car that I lurched across the highway, nearly running off the road. The hair along my arms prickled and my hands were shaking as I swerved back...
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Nadir in Far West Texas
Time travel, tequila, and wide open spaces. My journey into Big Bend....
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A Kolache Kind of Morning
It's a Texas thing, bordering on obsession in some parts of the state. Good kolaches are amazing: yeasty and tender, a resilient bread that's light, buttery, and oh-so-slighty sweet....
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Rodeo Houston 2018: Photo Gallery
33,000 volunteers, 2.4 million visitors, and over 26 million dollars in scholarship money to Texas students in 2018 alone.
What are we talking about? It's the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, of course!...
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Fixe Restaurant – Southern Charm in Austin Texas
A 2018 review of Fixe restaurant in downtown Austin: Upscale and down-home -- a hopping, somewhat noisy ambiance -- like grandma's back porch has been dressed up and adopted by the coolest city in...
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Whooping Crane Morning
In early December, I drove to Rockport, Texas. Mission: to visit Whooping Cranes in their winter home. I met Captain Kevin Sims the next morning, just before sunrise, and we headed out on Aransas Bay...
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Onboard the B-17 Flying Fortress
Beautiful: The slow drone of four radial piston engines on a crystal clear November morning as I stepped back in time with this great warbird. This morning, I drove out to a small airport...
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Good Music on a Hot Afternoon
Hot Damn. I need a drink. I took three teenage girls to the Austin City Limits Festival. The original plan involved having another mom with me, but it didn’t go down that way. So...
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What is it about Big Bend?
“According to Apache legend, after creating the universe, the Great Spirit tossed a large pile of leftover boulders and debris on the Big Bend.” “Oh, so you’ve been to Big Bend . . .”...
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