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Sep 24, 20226 min read

Dark Skies, Milky Ways, Music + Love

It was a year ago. I’d made my way to Marfa, Texas, for the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love. It was my first big trip after retiring...

Aug 26, 20223 min read

Holy Bats Batman!

There’s no need to fire up the Batlight if you’re standing on or anywhere near Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge shortly before sunset,...

Mar 21, 20225 min read

The Magnolia Experience

I like Chip and Joanna. I’m not a huge fan but I like them just fine. I watched many episodes of their show back when they first hit the...

Mar 18, 20225 min read

Serendipity and the Caverns of Sonora

My idea of a road trip is having a general idea of a destination but leaving a fair amount to serendipity. That’s worked well for me over...

Feb 10, 20224 min read

Touching a Toe in the Rio Grande

I want to touch a toe in the Rio Grande, the river that serves as the dividing line between the United States and Mexico. That was my...

Feb 2, 20227 min read

San Antonio, David Karesh and the Branch Davidians

I was in San Antonio, Texas, 29 years ago this March, as the Branch Dravidian standoff was entering its third week less than 10 miles...

Jan 24, 20223 min read

Wouldn’t You Like To Be a Pepper Too?

If you’re down Waco way in Texas, maybe visiting Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Market, and looking for somewhere different to go for a...

Jan 13, 20222 min read

Look! Up in the Sky! It's the TARS blimp!

(This is one of four stories about the unique sites to be seen along the 37-mile stretch of Highway 90 through the Chihuahuan Desert from...

Dec 31, 20213 min read

Liz, James and Rock in the Texas Desert

(This is one of four stories about the unique sites to be seen along the 37-mile stretch of Highway 90 through the Chihuahuan Desert from...

Dec 27, 20214 min read

Prada's Desert Home

(This is one of four stories about the unique sites to be seen along the 37-mile stretch of Highway 90 through the Chihuahuan Desert from...

Oct 21, 20212 min read

Marfa's Mysterious Lights

There’s a line in Miranda Lambert’s song, In His Arms, that references the Marfa lights: Is he praying for rain out in West Texas? Is he...