San Saba, Texas
Just a bit slower, friendlier, and more relaxed than the rest of the state, San Saba is sort of the Belize of Texas. There’s even a beach. Okay, so it’s a man-made one at Mill Pond Park, but that...
View ArticleCypress Valley Canopy Tours, Spicewood, Texas
Cypress Valley Canopy Tours offers you a chance to live a glamorous Swiss Family Robinson life without worrying about pirates. Choose from one of four solar-powered treehouses built over a 40-foot...
View ArticleLajitas Golf Resort, Big Bend, Texas
I opened the door to Resort Air Services, a charter air company that operates out of Love Field, and entered the small waiting area. The room was packed with men clad in monogrammed golf shirts and...
View ArticleFredericksburg, Hill Country, Texas
When my mother came to visit, it presented a good reason to head to the Hill Country. She lived in Germany for eight years. Would Fredericksburg’s German-ness feel like living heritage or kitschy...
View ArticleSinya on Lone Man Creek, Wimberley, Texas
A committee of turkey vultures took advantage of the late afternoon breeze. They began the end of their day by riding the warm thermals in a long, slow spiral down to their nightly roost. A lone belted...
View ArticlePiney Woods Wine Trail, East Texas
Save a few, the wineries that comprise East Texas’ Piney Woods Wine Trail, a scattering of more than a dozen, are small and niche. One makes wines exclusively from Muscadine grapes; another fruit...
View ArticleLa Cantera Resort & Spa, Hill Country, Texas
Once you reach the top of the hill where this luxury resort sits like a wedding cake on a pedestal, you won’t want to leave. To the south, the lights of San Antonio twinkle against the night sky; the...
View ArticleSalado, Central Texas
It’s so easy to get to Salado from Dallas—just south of Temple, a straight shot down I-35—that when you’re there, it hardly feels like you’re getting very far away at all. Perhaps that’s because...
View ArticleFoothills Safari Cabins at Fossil Rim, Glen Rose, Texas
When Fort Worth oilman Tom Mantzel bought a 1,400-acre exotic game range near Glen Rose in 1973, he never dreamed it would become a wildly successful drive-through zoo. But it’s not the roaming animals...
View ArticleA Dallas Adventure Itinerary
You’re a man about town. And more than that, you’re stylish, measured and dignified to a degree not prohibitive of spontaneity. But how does a man like yourself make a day in Dallas the thing of legend...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Hiking in Dallas
For many years I’ve heard people say there’s no hiking in Dallas. This list is my retort. The hiking trails here share several things in common. They all include hiking on natural surfaces—not just...
View ArticleTake Your Dog Hiking on These Dallas Trails
My 9-year-old Husky/Malamute mix, Chaco, was rescued from a puppy mill when he was around five. He was used for breeding, and was chained up most of his life. His front teeth are completely worn down...
View Article
