Day Trips & Beyond: June Travel Updates

Safe daytripping as coronavirus continues

"...The City of San Marcos has closed its river..."

June 26, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Spring has sprung, and here's 100 ways to celebrate

"...outside of town. That all changed in 1971 when New York artist Donald Judd turned it into an art..."

April 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...“Storybook Capital of Texas” by the state Legislature. The new moniker became official when the U.S. Patent & Trademark..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Water Parks, Swimming Holes, and More Options to Keep You Cool

Beat the heat with these H2Options

"...Lake Travis’ newest water park, Waterloo Adventures made it its mission to..."

July 18, 2018 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Teen Terrorist or Facebook Prankster?

Online gamer in jail on charge of posting a "terroristic threat" on Facebook

"...from a computer, and on suicide watch in a New Braunfels jail, where he faces a charge that carries..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Allistair Pinsof

The Hills Are Alive

The Hill Country is teaming with Austin songwriters.

"...Cross Canadian Ragweed find their way to places like New Braunfels' River Road Icehouse, the South Austin Jug Band..."

May 9, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

"...plants from the nursery in the hills west of New Braunfels are well-suited for landscaping experiments. photograph by Gerald..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Tycoon Cowgirl

Terri Hendrix

"...hits stores, one music critic at The Dallas Morning News has already dubbed Wilory Farm "one of the best..."

May 8, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Day Trips

"...Gerald E. McLeod At Tannenbaum Christmas Tree Farm between New Braunfels and Seguin, three generations of Vogels work on..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Fall events and news from all over Texas

"...New wildlife ED. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission announced..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

It’s time for chili cook-offs, festivals, and all sorts of November fun

"...creek rose again. Last month the center reopened with new exhibits and interactive displays. Only 13 miles from the..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Enjoy fall foliage, festivals, and fairs

"...34 state historic sites using the Texas Historical Commission’s new and free Texas State Historic Sites Official Guide. From..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Texas fun is heating up with grape stomps, outlaw festivals, and rodeos

"...Brenham • Aug. 4, 11, Dry Comal Creek Vineyards, New Braunfels • Aug. 11, Lost Oak Winery, Burleson •..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Highland Games, Wurstfest, and more

"...unfairly,” Becca Manning, Wimberley parks director, told the local newspaper. “We hire a lot of 16- and 17-year-old kids..."

Nov. 2, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Guide to Finding Beer Outside of Austin’s City Limits

Drinking outside of the box

"...co-owner Grady Reynolds hired brewer Dave Heath for a new project at the same location. The result is Thousand..."

May 19, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Springs Under Threat

Visit these five watering holes while you can

"...a problem when residential wells, the largest number of new wells being drilled, don’t have adequate regulations. The property..."

April 20, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Dip, Sip, & ’Que: A Texas Trilogy

Day Trips on the best barbecue and swimming holes in Central Texas

"...Marcos, the Guadalupe River on the north side of New Braunfels is one of the state’s top swimming holes...."

June 30, 2016 Columns Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Under the Stars

No summer is complete without a trip to the drive-in

"...Reinventing New Braunfels' old drive-in theatre, this second location is worth..."

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Death Waits for No Plan

Austin works on making its cemeteries more accessible to the public

"...about what her office has planned – not least, new bathrooms for staff – and they pick her brain..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

Natural Bridge Caverns is home to Buddy the giraffe

"...twins born at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch outside of New Braunfels, he beat the odds by surviving to his..."

July 4, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Natural Bridge Caverns outside of New Braunfels has expanded their spelunking options with the new Illuminations Tour

"...and geological formations, just got bigger. This year, the New Braunfels-area cave opened a new tour to a second..."

March 28, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...grand opening. Night fishing is very popular on the new piers...."

June 2, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

A new exhibit at the New Braunfels Museum of Art & Music in Gruene documents the love and skill that musical-instrument makers around America put into their creations.

"...A new exhibit at the New Braunfels Museum of Art &..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

All the Hill Country's a Stage

No matter where you are in the Hill Country, you're never too far from a theatre. From Boerne to Kerrville, Marble Falls to Uvalde, community theatres are enthusiastically serving up choruses of "76 Trombones" and Odd Couples with a Lone Star twang, as well as some theatrical surprises.

"...Hill Country stages, such as Ingram's Point Theatre and New Braunfels' Circle Arts Theatre, have been serving up drama..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ten Favorite Hill Country Venues

"...Freiheit Country Store (2157 FM 1101, New Braunfels; 830/625-9400): Technically this is neither a venue or..."

May 9, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Restaurants on the Road

Where to dine on I-35

"...Grill & Wine Bar303 W. San Antonio St., in New Braunfels..."

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

Day Trips

Dry Comal Creek Vineyards and their user-friendly wines.

"...winery semi-secluded in Central Texas six miles west of New Braunfels...."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Get your jitters all over Central Texas at these rural coffeeshops.

"...gimme caps and pickup trucks, but I like the new addition...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Bahn, Bahn, Bahn ...

Apparently, most Austinites don't know that New Braunfels' Schlitterbahn Waterpark has a resort.

"...After 70 minutes of rush hour between Austin and New Braunfels with four clever, chatty preteen boys headed for..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Holiday in Town

"...Stonewall Homestead Bed & Breakfast at Becker Vineyards..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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