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Lost Maples State Park, Texas
The Texas hill country is a beautiful place. In the hill country, about an hour west of San Antonio, near Vanderpool, is Lost Maples State Park. Within that park is a stand of Bigtooth
Read More »Review: Old Spanish Trail, Bandera, Texas
Bandera is a small town in the Texas Hill Country. It identifies itself as the ‘Cowboy capital of the world’. On the main street is a charming restaurant labeled “OST” for “Old Spanish Trail”.
Read More »Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
About a half-hour west of Houston, near Needville, is a 5000 acre state park called Brazos Bend. It’s completely flat and largely swamp, so there is more an opportunity for walking than hiking, but
Read More »Review: Red, Hot & Blue
Whenever I am in Arlington, Texas Red Hot & Blue is on my agenda. It is a fun barbecue place that makes you feel like you’ve been transported to 1950′s Memphis. In fact, Elvis fans may
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