Day Trips: Horsehead Crossing, Pecos River

Old Western trails funneled through the low-water crossing in the West Texas desert

"...Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River was one of the most important sites in..."

July 17, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Pecos National Historic Site

Travel tips for the Land of Enchantment

"...Within the boundaries of Pecos National Historical Park are the ruins of an ancient..."

Oct. 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Rubies Among the Shooting Stars

A trip to the headwaters of the Pecos River in July 1976 resulted in the culinary surprise of a lifetime.

"...basis. One such trip to the headwaters of the Pecos River in July 1976 resulted in the culinary surprise..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Day Trips: Chandler Guest Ranch, Dryden

Former fishing camp still an oasis on the Pecos River

"...modern. Guests can fish in the ponds, creek, or river; swim in the spring-fed pool; hike the hills; kayak..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Appreciating the Indian rock art of the Lower Pecos River region

"...The Indian rock art of the Lower Pecos River region west of Del Rio contains the oldest..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The past and present of the West Texas town of Iraan

"...their 20,000-acre ranch for the town site on the Pecos River. Legend says the daughter of a ranch hand..."

April 27, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Fort Lancaster was acquired by the state in 1965 and, after years of archeological exploration, hosts a very informative interpretive museum

"...was established in 1855 near a crossing of the Pecos River to protect travelers, the mail, and freight along..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Rock Art

If these walls could talk

"...(5,000 to 10,000 years ago) that occupied the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, the shaman was an important deity or medicine..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Homage to a Road

"...the source of the Rio Grande, where that great river is just a deep, swift stream. Eighty-four winds down..."

March 19, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Day Trips: Langtry, Texas

Judge Roy Bean and the Jersey Lilly live on in West Texas ghost town

"...As the "Law West of the Pecos," Bean was famous for rulings like fining a dead..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...taken me to places like Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River, turtle hatchling releases at Padre Island National Seashore,..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Day Trips: The Bonfire Shelter

Take a hike into an ancient time capsule

"...The area where the Pecos River empties into the Rio Grande contains one of..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Fort Lancaster

West Texas frontier fort has a story to tell

"...surrounded by mesas and hills, the fort controlled the Pecos River crossing of the San Antonio-El Paso Road. The..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Monahans Sandhills State Park is a treasure among public properties in Texas

"...years ago in the ancient floodplain of the nearby Pecos River, the sand hills cover more than 200 miles..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

History Repeats

A writer and his artist aunt explore cave paintings and see more than just writing on the wall.

"...Davis will be leading me down to the lower Pecos River in South Texas to view genuine cave paintings..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

Day Trips

"...Tips State Recreation Area west of Three Rivers was one of the first parks donated to the..."

April 23, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...stocks delicious rainbow trout in 185 ponds, lakes, and rivers around the state. TPWD will release 343,650 of the..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Explore Texas and beyond in 2022

"...to the site of some of the best preserved Pecos River-style pictographs take advantage of the cooler weather along..."

Jan. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

More From the Joneses

More music scene oral history from the Joneses

"...Agnes Jones: After we moved from Red River, we moved to the projects. You had to have..."

June 18, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

"...built his pool hall and saloon west of the Pecos River 60 miles upstream from Del Rio. The subject..."

May 31, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Sergeant Rutledge

John Ford's Sergeant Rutledge, about the trial of a black Army officer accused of murder and rape, has a striking, formal sort of beauty.

"...I had the greatest Glory Hallelujah ride across the Pecos River that any black man ever had on the..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Day Trips: Sacred Tours, San Marcos

Walk in the footsteps of the Coahuiltecan people

"...White Shaman Panel on a rock wall near the Pecos River contains a map of four springs of special..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...the highest bridge in North America was over the Pecos River. It was a shortcut for trains...."

May 2, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Internet Brings the World to Rural TexasThe Road to the Wild

"..."We were the first internet connection west of the Pecos River," says Milstead proudly, who charges nothing to Sanderson..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Screens Feature by Janet Heimlich

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...project's planned pass beneath Lake Oahe along the Missouri River half a mile upstream from the Sioux reservation as..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Big Rio Grande River," Austin Lounge Lizards..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas

"...parks. At Garner the cypress trees on the Frio River turn from orange to gold to rust colored. The..."

Sept. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...Marfa highlights. The Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love is back in Marfa..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Standing Rock’s Civil Disobedience Reaches West Texas

“It’s the Rio Grande. It’s sacred to many people."

"...Coalition today – to help galvanize resistance to the Trans-Pecos Pipeline being built by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners. It's..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...during the year when The Nature Conservancy’s Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve is open to the public. Southwest..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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