What I'm up to
Chain chain chain, chain of food
You are not the dominant species out there. That's what my buddy Doug Peacock says about traveling through Grizzly Country. (If you don't know Peacock, he's a Vietnam veteran who was the model for Edward Abbey's famous eco-saboteur George Hayduke, and one of the...
Who does Number 2 work for?
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...
Explosions in the sky — Space X blows it
If Elon Musk expects people to believe that Tesla electric vehicles reflect his commitment to the environment, the South African born multi-billionaire is going to have to address the damage Space X has wrought across South Texas. The explosion of the Super Heavy...
Regeneration — human and natural
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...
Big Times in Big Bend
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 arriving in Texas,...