Chain Trail in Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site near El Paso, Texas, is aptly named. As you ascend North Mountain, you hold on to a chain. It’s short and steep with a wow factor when you reach the top. I had spent a couple of hours on a Rock Art Tour with a … Continue reading
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Hiking McKittrick Canyon in Guadalupe Mountains National Park
McKittrick Canyon has been called “the most beautiful spot in Texas.” With good reason. It’s where Guadalupe Mountains National Park started. Hiking in the national park was one of the main reasons I made a trip to El Paso. I spent three days in El Paso exploring its missions, food, ancient pictographs in Hueco Tanks … Continue reading
Hiking to the Lighthouse in Palo Duro Canyon State Park
A lighthouse is the iconic symbol of Palo Duro Canyon State Park, just outside of Amarillo, Texas. It’s not a lighthouse like you would see along a coastline. It’s a sandstone rock formation. To see it, you have to hike to in the Grand Canyon of Texas. Palo Duro is the second largest canyon in … Continue reading
5 Trails to Hike in Texas
With the bluebonnets and other wildflowers in bloom, spring is the perfect time to hit the trail in the Lone Star State. Here are 5 of my favorite trails in Texas that I shared on SA Living on News 4 WOAI, my tv home for 10 years in San Antonio. Hike that’s Short, Steep and … Continue reading
Hiking Spicewood Springs in Colorado Bend State Park
About two hours northwest of Austin, Texas, is a remote wilderness. Colorado Bend State Park is 5,328 acres and filled with trails and caves. The most visited spot in the park is Gorman Falls, a 70-foot spring fed waterfall over travertine formations. The day I visited I wanted solitude decided to explore a lesser known … Continue reading
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