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The Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Austin next month – as a one-day event instead of the two days it has covered in past years. But if you’re up for a day of binge-watching cool outdoor and adventure movies, you can still get your fill. The festival will...

When Jon Waterman made his first of many forays into the Arctic more than four decades ago, he saw massive herds of caribou, vast expanses of sea ice, and a hypnotic, glowing light he couldn’t forget. Drawn by the remoteness of the place and the people who lived...

Every December, I shake the dirty socks out of my suitcase, crumple up the last airline ticket, and think back on the places I visited over the previous 12 months. This year, I traveled above the Arctic Circle and sank beneath the waves in the Indian Ocean. In all, I...

Heads up, campers. The old side of Garner State Park – including the pavilion, the Pecan Grove and Oakmont camping loops and cabins, park store, day-use picnic area and main swimming area near the dam – will close starting Dec. 1 for road construction and facility...