Nestled along the northeast border of the Rio Grande River in far West Texas, Big Bend National Park is a heart-stirring testament to the untamed beauty of West Texas. Stretched across 801,163 acres of vast wilderness, this national sanctuary comprises multiple landscapes from the towering Chisos Mountains to its part of the lush Rio Grande…
Keep ReadingIsolated in the remote West Texas wilderness on a flat Chihuahuan desert floor lays a town full of legends. The Chinati, Chisos, and Davis Mountains protectively encircle this obscure hamlet on three sides and bestow upon it their fruitful barren beauty. Art, cultures, history, and the paranormal converge in Marfa, Texas. Marfa sits at the…
Keep ReadingWhile going through my 200 morning emails, I almost deleted one I thought was going to tell me a deceased Arab general left me $1.5 million. Instead, it said, "We'd like to invite you to visit Laredo, stay in a nice hotel, and review the Max Golf Course." Since it didn't ask for my social…
Keep ReadingIf you're looking for a great hotel to stay in for your Texas weekend getaway, here's a list of the best Texas hotels. You want a hotel to be your all-in destination. You don't want to leave it, so you are not concerned about proximity to a major metropolitan area, but you do want all…
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Keep ReadingVisit Abilene, the defining city of West Texas. Alive and well, the frontier spirit here applies to discovery, development, and creativity. If you're looking for fun things to do in Abilene, we've got the perfect list for you. Abilene is in a central location. It's just 150 miles west of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and…
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Keep ReadingIf you're looking for a lake to visit for a weekend of camping, fishing, boating, or dropping an anchor and swimming, here is a list of Texas lakes by region. Each lake has an icon on the map that contains information about the lake and links to Texas Outside's review and rating of the lake,…
Keep ReadingBig Bend in the western arm of Texas amazes and awes everyone who lives in and visits this absolutely stunning region of Texas. Big Bend National Park highlights the beauty of Big Bend with its canyons, desert floor, gorges, mountains, plains, vivid colors, and its night skies full of millions of stars. Big Bend National…
Keep ReadingGuadalupe Mountains National Park is known for its extensive hiking and backpacking trails in one of the nation’s most pristine wilderness areas. As you hike and backpack through the world’s premier example of a fossil reef from the Permian Era. You will experience birding, fantastic scenery, history, and many other opportunities to learn and have…
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