San Antonio is a crossroads between birding areas, where Green Jays, Vermillion Flycatchers, and Chihuahuan Ravens can fly the same skies as the Eastern Bluebird and the Carolina Chickadee. The city also has a somewhat surprising concentration of the Western Scrub Jay and the American Pipit.Besides,...

Texas is well endowed with a diverse selection of wildlife trails that easily take the bird watcher from shimmering coast to grasslands, dramatic canyons to expansive desert and chenier woods. Its size and diversity makes the real birding challenge picking between the offerings; there is at least ...

Other cities might go into hibernation mode during winter, but not San Antonio, Texas. Rather, in these parts they give the ol’ spurs a rattle and picks up the pace. With average temperatures over the city’s coldest month (January) a comfortable 62 degrees, you’ll find that this is one of those urb...

Food:San Antonio, Texas’s capital of Tex-Mex and Mexican (and the birthplace of Fritos chips, at that), does not hold itself quite so ritzy as Houston and Dallas. Food is more affordable and restaurants are everywhere along the River Walk, although restaurants on and off Broadway are thought to, in ...

San Antonio, Texas, sits in a humid subtropical climate zone. Which means, in a nut shell, that there’s not much snow and it can getting pretty darn hot here during the summer. So while some might be inclined to give the city a wide berth between say, June and September, it doesn’t have to be that w...

Sure, ropes, spurs, steeds and steers may have played a part in the shaping of the Lone Star State, but these days you’ll find Texas a much more modern place. Mostly. If you know where to look, you just might find that your Texas vacation morphs into something a little more epic, more histor...

Food is delectably complicated in Texas, the only place one is likely to find dramatically different barbecue styles in the spread of a single state, or get into an argument over the origins of chili. This is, of course, a direct result of the state’s salty heritage, a history shaped in part...

Let’s be fair. The Lone Star state has a very long list of assets to seriously win over anyone considering the possibility of Texas travel. And we’re not just talking beautiful beaches, rolling Hill Country and cultural attractions aplenty, either. It’s theme parks and wild rides...

When you’re looking for things to do in Texas during those warm summer months you don’t have to limit yourself just to tourist sights with air conditioning. Not surprisingly, some of the best places to keep cool also involve spending quality time on the water. And while Texas might hav...

If you grew up reading Louis L’Amour books about the Wild West, your romantic notions about the Lone Star State might run more towards dusty cattle drives than the bright, cosmopolitan lights of San Antonio. So when it comes time to make that trip to Texas and weed through a long list of Tex...