Day Trips: Sitting Bull Falls, New Mexico

Hidden recreation area in the mountains

"...The area around the falls is part of the Guadalupe Mountains and is a remnant of the Capitan Great..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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The Pratt Stone Cabin is worth the five-mile, round-trip hike up McKittrick Canyon

"...the five-mile round-trip hike up McKittrick Canyon in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. It's all about the journey rather..."

May 27, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...cowboy movies, but rather was a sprawling community with mountains to serve as the palisades. As an anchor tenant..."

June 14, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Saddle up your reindeer

"...limit is five trout, except on parts of the Guadalupe River. Through March 6, 2022, Rainbow Trout Stocking, 512/389-8900,..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Pages as Presents

2001's crop of coffeetable books

"...part of the state, where ranges such as the Guadalupes, Davis Mountains, Chisos, and Franklins rise hundreds and thousands..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Day Trips: Top 10 Events in 2022

Cap’n Day Trips reflects on a year of adventure

"...1) Guadalupe Mountains National Park turned 50 years old in September...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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The Hotel El Capitan offers weary travelers a comfortable night's stay in Van Horn

"...Hotel El Capitan, named for the mountain in the Guadalupe Mountains, opened in 1930 as one of the five..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Reclaiming the Land

"...lodges on two state parks, Palo Duro Canyon and Guadalupe River, and to expand and take over management of..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Day Trips & Beyond: Santa Fe, N.M.

Art and food in the enchanting city of Santa Fe

"...thought about exploring the Land of Enchantment. Surrounded by mountains with a mild desert climate and the soft architecture..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

On Leaving Paradise for an Oasis

An Austin foodie falls in love with Marathon and West Texas' other boutique towns

"...room are located in a picturesque setting surrounded by mountains, and the mysterious Marfa Lights can literally be seen..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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The subterranean magnificence of Carlsbad Caverns

"...Part of the Guadalupe Mountains, a southern extension of the Rocky Mountains, the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...In most other topographies, rivers drain mountains and land rich with soil and in the process..."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

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The Cider Mill and Country Store is the apple of Medina's eye.

"...growing naturally at Lost Maples State Park, the Wichita Mountains, Fort Hood, and the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas...."

April 13, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

David Garza Recounts a Few of the 10,000 Stories Behind Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Texan muse and former Austinite relocated production to El Paso

"...Rio Grande river, vibrant energy of Juárez, rumors of Guadalupe Mountains smugglers’ gold buried in view of the 100-year-old..."

April 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Larger Than Life

The Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...Rio Grande Valley, from the Gulf Coast to the Guadalupe Mountains, few states have beguiled the silver screen as..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

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The Waco Mammoth Site tells an amazing story of the prehistoric elephant's natural parenting instincts

"...Adentro National Historic Trail, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, LBJ..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Development peccadillos and Lost Austin kudos.

"...town to attend the University was awe-inspiring. They were mountains!..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...provide access to rivers and lakes. They give us mountains to climb, beaches to comb, canyons to hike, and..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Art Fights the Power

The Liberating Artwork of Malaquías Montoya

"...even then lived in an adobe cabin in the mountains just north of Albuquerque. As soon as he could..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

It's the most wonderful time of the year

"...stocking locations in the Austin area including Onion Creek, Guadalupe River, and the ponds at East Metropolitan Park...."

Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Springs Under Threat

Visit these five watering holes while you can

"...Edwards Aquifer, pollution from runoff from lawns, and the mountains of trash left by all those park visitors...."

April 20, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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Captain Day Trips lists his Top 10 traveling tales of the year.

"...was that the Wyler Aerial Tramway in the Franklin Mountains State Park reopened in March after being closed for..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

June 18, 1996: Aguascalientes in La Realidad, Chiapas

"...Quintin community in the Lacandon jungle or in the Guadalupe Tepeyac community, now occupied by the Federal Army, and..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...Lake often produce spectacular shows. The cypress trees at Guadalupe River State Park put on a good show. The..."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Landmarks' Amistad América

You want a wall? Landmarks and artist José Parlá have a wall for you.

"...the mural that elaborate on the geographic sensibility: King, Guadalupe, and Austin. In one sense, that makes the work..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Restaurant Roulette

A sampling of eateries from the ‘Chronicle’ Restaurant Guide

"...simple, recognizable food that people like to eat. 2604 Guadalupe, 476-8888. $..."

March 11, 2011 Food Feature

Food-o-File

Area hotels help fill your holiday season with gingerbread

"...group to help decorate a display that includes snow-covered mountains and a working electric train. Kids from the Childhood..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Restaurants on the Road

Where to dine on I-35

"...Gruene sits comfortably in a scenic bend in the Guadalupe River a few short miles west of I-35. Take..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Postscripts

Thinning the Herd

"...the fall rolls around, the books pile into little mountains of text just waiting to be read. And, of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

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"...disappoint. Fort Davis, the McDonald Observatory, and the Davis Mountains are a few miles south...."

May 15, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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