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Bamberger Ranch opens for fall color tours this Saturday
Every year, Selah Bamberger Ranch Preserve hosts a fall color tour, so visitors can drink in some of nature’s red, orange and gold hues of the season. The 2020 tours are scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 21, but they’ll look a little different this year because of the...

I paddled the San Antonio Riverwalk!
Until now, all of my forays to the San Antonio Riverwalk have been on foot - walking the winding sidewalk past shops, taking in the view from atop a stone bridge arching over the urban flow, and stopping for a cocktail or snack. But last weekend, I pushed my yellow...

I went waterskiing on a 45-degree morning
Here in Austin, water skiing season lasts all year round for some people. I’m not normally one of those people, but I did want to log a slalom run in November, so even though the thermometer read 45 degrees at daybreak yesterday, Chris and I dropped our boat into the...

Want to keep the Devils River pristine? Bid in this auction
I’ve paddled the Devils River in West Texas three times in the past three years, and camped out there at least three other times. During my last canoe trip a few weeks ago, clouds of Monarch butterflies drifted along the river corridor as I paddled through rapids and...