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I just wrapped up my fourth paddling trip - and the third in the last year - down the Devils River in West Texas last week. I always get tons of questions on what it’s like and how to do this trip. I’ll be writing a more complete story later this year, but for now,...

Ten years ago, when I last visited Oak Alley Plantation, the Greek Revival style mansion and its long row of gracefully bending oaks took the spotlight. Tour guides in antebellum gowns led me through the Big House, showing off fine furnishings and lush grounds, but...

I can’t wait for the opening of Waterloo Park and Moody Amphitheater in downtown Austin this August. I’ve been watching construction for a long time, marveling at the elevated walkway and trying to figure out the weird white thatched roof of the amphitheater. I need...

I’ll take my hotel room with a side of Western art and the coziest library on the planet, thank you very much. Last week, I flew to Colorado to pick up a new campervan and drive it back to Texas. I didn’t rough it all the way home, though. I stopped for a night at the...