Category: Geography
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The Devil’s River
About a week back I finally voiced an idea I’ve been toying with for months: I want to paddle the Devil’s River. I have now professed this...
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Comal Springs
Until I tubed the Comal River, I had no idea there was a need for the integrated beer cooler and ghettoblaster. In retrospect it all makes sense,...
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Gorman Falls
This is Texas. Not what you would expect to find, is it? But sixty foot waterfalls can be found here with a little persistence and some solid...
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The Panhandle
“Miles to water, miles to wood, and only six inches to hell.” —Tim Egan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived...
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Jones Spring
All told, Texas has more than 1,100 springs. Some of them are the big, charismatic gushers that draw in swimmers and tubers from miles around....
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Krause Springs
Krause Springs is just the right amount of trashy. Not Florida trashy. Just trashy enough that if you want to spend the day with your kids floating...
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Hamilton Pool
This place demands solitude and quiet devotion. Give it that on a morning when you are not afraid to be alone, and in return it will show you...
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War of the Worlds
Living in Boston, I saw five types of animals: pigeons, squirrels, rats, mice and drunks. So the most delightful surprise in moving to Austin...
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Jacob’s Well / Blue Hole
Swimmers at Jacob’s Well, courtesy Kathi Bahr Here is what you will find, searching for springs in Texas: the best of them are hidden. They...
