by Dan Oko | May 10, 2023 | Environmental affairs, Texas Adventures, Uncategorized
When I headed out to Sea Rim State Park, for my latest in Texas Highways, I knew I would need a WAG bag for the privy. After all, the floating campsite sits on the edge of the marsh, with a sort of chimney where you’ll find a toilet seat tucked away, ready for... by Dan Oko | Apr 17, 2023 | Texas Adventures
The last plan I had to visit Big Bend National Park was 2021, during the pandemic lockdown. But there was a hitch, when 800 acres of the 800,000-acre park went up in flames. It made news statewide when the upper Chisos Mountains along the famous South Rim started... by Dan Oko | Apr 7, 2023 | Texas Adventures
The mountains are calling and I must go…. John Muir said that, and I’m getting behind the notion with a backpacking trip across the high Chisos in Big Bend National Park upcoming. I’ve been trucking out to the Chihuahuan Desert annually since...