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Bike Creek Road in Dripping Springs for a rolling, beginner-friendly ride
It turned to spring a few days ago and my bike was clambering to get out of the shed, so my husband and I loaded our wheels into the truck and pointed toward Creek Road in Dripping Springs. If you’re looking to spend an hour or two on a classic Hill Country route...

Today’s theme at Red Mountain: Strong women
It turns out that the world is filled with bad-ass women who like to do the same kind of stuff that I do - and I found a bunch of them at Red Mountain. I met Cristi Sullivan and Drue Kerns in a wooden, barrel-shaped sauna at The Josie Hotel where I stayed this week....

Red Mountain: $10 cat skiing, a barrel-shaped sauna and no crowds
I love the modesty of Red Mountain. While every other ski resort I’ve ever visited (and I’ve been to at least 25 places, from Aspen to Wolf Creek) tells me why I should get my turns there, Red Mountain does the opposite. In 2010, they created a video titled...

Found on the San Marcos River: Innertubes, toilet seat and a cow femur wearing a shoe
I spent a satisfying day yesterday paddling a 6-mile stretch of the San Marcos River, loading my aluminum canoe with old flip flops, car tires and deflated innertubes left on the waterway. I turned my boat into a floating trash barge for the first day of the San...