In Texas, fall is prime time for camping. It is basically still summer, but it is not too hot to step outside for more than 60 seconds! I try to take a camping trip at least once a month in the fall. This fall it is Guadalupe River State Park, Garner State Park, and Galveston … More Camping Essentials
This tour is near downtown San Antonio, in the Monte Vista, Alta Vista, and Laurel Heights neighborhoods. … More San Antonio Video Walking Tour
October is the perfect month to visit New Orleans, Louisiana. (There is no bad time to visit NOLA.) St. Roch’s Cemetery Voodoo Alley New Orleans is an eight (8) hour drive from San Antonio. St. Roch Cemetery and Chapel Stop by St. Roch Market food hall for a bite or drink, then poke into the … More Cross the State Line
This historical San Antonio landmark has a haunted past. The “Onion House” is easily visible off of Bandera Highway. History tells us that Austrian immigrant Joseph Huebner completed the Huebner-Onion Homestead in 1862. Huebner is buried on the property. In the 30’s, Judge John Onion and his family moved into the house. I first … More The Haunting of The Onion House
You had me at wilderness. Just far enough on the outskirts of San Antonio lies the wilderness of Friedrich Park, with one of the best hiking trails in the area. The park has over 10 miles of trails, including my top pick Fern Del Trail, a rugged terrain that climbs up and down a north … More Friedrich Wilderness Park
Marfa and Presidio … More Marfa and West Texas
Big skies and open roads in the Texas Hill Country. … More Texas Hill Country Sky
Camp right on the bank of the Colorado River, tour a cave, and hike the spectacular Spicewood Canyon Trail, which offers swimming in Spicewood Springs Creek’s inviting area of pools at Colorado Bend State Park. Sites do not have electricity. You can buy a mug at the office shop and get unlimited coffee and hot … More Colorado Bend State Park
In San Antonio downtown on a Sunday you can catch a Catholic Festival in otherwise nearly deserted streets … More Downtown
In the far reaches of Western Texas, El Paso borders the Mexican town of Juarez and the middle of nowhere. Drive along Mission Trail to Socorro to view missions and find some quality Mexican food. Swing by the old Sugar House, Casa de Azucar. A retired Levi Strauss employee built the decorations around … More El Paso and Franklin Mountains
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