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I detoured through the little West Texas town of Sanderson while heading back to Austin from Big Bend recently and discovered a new coffee shop called Ferguson Motors. I first wandered through Sanderson three years ago, when I wrote about the scrappy little town for...

Add soaking in an inflatable pool on a deck in the Chihuahuan Desert to the list of things that make me happy. I spent a night at Paisano Azul Ranch in Terlingua, where you can rent a yurt or a small modern cabin, or pitch a tent alongside a cactus-covered hillside. I...

​My backpacking crew is headed east this summer, to hike a section of the Appalachian Trail. I can’t make that trip, since I’m recovering from knee surgery, but I joined the gang for a quick shakeout at McKinney Falls State Park this week. The 641-acre park, located...

A leap into Barton Springs Pool can help keep you cool this summer – but first you’ve got to get there. I prefer traveling by bicycle, but that’s not always possible. If you do park at the pool, you’ll have to pay a $7 fee on weekends and holidays, payable at stations...