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I finally took the leap!
I’ve been eyeballing a leaning tree in the San Marcos River for the past few months. Someone nailed a couple of boards along its backbone, and I’ve been tempted to stop and climb it each time I paddled past. Honestly, it looked a little scary, so I never made the time...

At the funky Desert Air Motel, soak in a cowboy tub and watch the stars pop out
I find myself in some pretty unusual places on a regular basis, but last week’s whirlwind trip to Sanderson, Texas, notched a new experience for me. For the first time ever, I soaked in a horse trough filled with warm water in the courtyard of a retro funky hotel...

This Thanksgiving, the ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot goes virtual
Add the 2020 ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot to the list of races forced to go virtual this year because of the pandemic. I love this race, and the way you can run alongside folks dressed as pilgrims or wearing hats shaped like turkeys on their heads. It started in...

What’s it like to ride a camel through the West Texas desert? I found out
I’ve traversed West Texas by foot, mountain bike, horse, raft, canoe and kayak, but last week’s overnight camel trek through Cibolo Creek Ranch south of Marfa felt like no other. Riding through the Chihuahuan Desert on a camel feels sort of like riding a rocking chair...