In April, some scenic, peaceful, and gently rolling countryside that is normally home to several grazing cattle, wild turkeys, and other wildlife plus an interesting resident hippie comes alive with over 35,000 music fans, camping gear of all kinds, speakers blasting outstanding country music, lots of laughing, plus flavorful aromas from the campers, chili cook…
Keep ReadingWhat makes Tommy Alverson's Family Gathering Music Festival one of the best music festivals in Texas is that like it's name, this fantastic 4 day music event feels just like a family gathering where all the family get along and have a lot in common - a love for Tommy Alverson, camping, country music, cold…
Keep ReadingReview and Rating of Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe in Santa Fe New Mexico Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe was a pleasant surprise - reasonable rates, some great holes, fun and fair, excellent condition, friendly service, and panoramic views of the Sangre de Cristos, Jemex, Ortiz, and Sandia mountains - hard to beat…
Keep ReadingReview and Rating of Rainmakers Golf Club in Alto New Mexico Rainmakers Golf Club is an exclusive private 18 hole golf course in Alto New Mexico, just a few miles from Ruidoso. In 2008 Robert Trent Jones Jr created a masterpiece in the foothills of the Sacramento Mountains by leveraging the natural terrain of mountain…
Keep ReadingInn of the Mountain Gods Championship Golf Course in Mescalero New Mexico Wow, what a spectacular 18 holes of golf at Inn of the Mountain Gods Golf Course!! The Golf Course is part of the Inn of the Mountain Gods resort which also has a casino, a good golf stay and play package, boat rentals…
Keep ReadingReview & Rating of The Links at Sierra Blanca in Ruidoso, New Mexico It was a pleasant surprise to find a Scottish links style course in the Sierra Blanca mountains surrounding Ruidoso. In 1991 senior tour star Jim Colbert carved and sculptured a links front nine with wide sweeping and forgiving fairways lined with tall…
Keep ReadingReview and Rating of Red Hawk Golf Club in Las Cruces New Mexico Wow, Red Hawk is a spectacular links style desert golf course located on the outskirts of Las Cruces New Mexico. As we drove through the desert filled with native brush and lots of brown sand we started to wonder "are we lost…
Keep ReadingReview and rating of The Lodge Resort Golf Course in Cloudcroft What a unique and fun mountain golf course with an outstanding layout and some interesting history. The Lodge Resort Golf Course was built in 1899 just 12 years after the first golf course in the United States introduced the game in the US. The…
Keep ReadingThe Guadalupe River is one of Texas' most beloved and scenic waterways, stretching roughly 230 miles from its source in the Texas Hill Country to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico. Its journey begins near Kerrville in Kerr County, where the river winds through picturesque landscapes, including lush forests and limestone bluffs, offering endless…
Keep ReadingThis is a question we can sink our teeth into. Fairly recently (in terms of a historical time frame), in 2019, a book brought about a Texas historical scholarly debate on this issue. Archeologist and historian Jorge Luis Garcia Ruiz published Texas: The False Origin of the Name. Mr. Ruiz has a point—a well-researched point. …
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