Springtime in Texas is the season to be outside. The variety of wildflowers on display changes each week, with vibrant colors everywhere. This morning, while on a photo shoot with a friend, we visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. … Read More

“That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.” Nicholas Sparks A couple of parks in Texas are perfect destinations to enjoy a spectacular sunset. The first, Davis Mountains State Park, is about a seven-hour … Read More

— So, here we are in October, and high temperatures are still in the upper 90s and even reaching the century mark! What is a guy to do to get fall weather? Well, I have to go back to some … Read More

— Just two years ago (November 2017), that was the scene around Guadalupe River SP. I stopped there on my way back home to take a short hike along the Bald Cypress Trail. Fall foliage was stunning. The trail is … Read More

— The Guadalupe River State Park land was purchased from private owners in 1974 and opened as a state park in 1983. The park is very popular with campers, swimmers, and tubers in the summer, and it also offers mountain … Read More

— Springtime in Texas can mean rainy days or beautiful crisp days with plenty of sunlight. The photo above was made in early spring, as you can see by the lack of leaves on the trees. It was during the … Read More

— A mountain bike ride at Reveille Peak Ranch, outside of Burnet, Texas, is a thrill in many ways. The facilities are over 1,300 acres and include camping and lots of various mountain biking trails, including loops, single and double … Read More

— Through a contact known to a friend of mine, we were lucky to secure a long weekend in Bandera, the Texas Cowboy Capital of the World. We like the Bandera area a lot. It has great food (barbecue, Tex-Mex, … Read More

— For our Spring Break 2016 short trip, we decided to stay in central Texas, in the Hill Country area. We picked a favorite area near Lost Maples State Natural Area because of the scenery and also because we’ve used … Read More