Star-filled Skies at South Llano River State Park

 With official Dark Sky designation, this Texas Hill Country park offers stellar stargazing, as well as hiking, wildlife watching, and river frontage. Read about how to best enjoy what the park has to offer. 

The Wide Open Spaces of Big Bend

Welcome to Brewster County, Texas, all 6,169 square miles of it, one of my favorite parts of the state. Take a tour of its offerings with County Judge Eleazar Cano.

Grapevine Hills Trails in Big Bend National Park.

Gems at the national parks in Texas

Our National Parks turn 100 this year, a good excuse to visit a few of them. My story on Hidden Gems in the national parks in Texas provides more reasons. Read it here.

Three Days in Marathon, Texas

This tiny town, known as a gateway to Big Bend National Park, is well worth a visit all on its own. This historic hotel, good food, stargazing, art and nature are some of the local attractions. Read more in my piece for Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine.

5 of the world's best stargazing spots

Dark skies, clear air and elevation make for incredible views of the night sky. Here are five places around the world to find them.

Photo: Jaco Powell, http://kalaharisafari.com/index.php/tours.html

Peace and quiet in our National Parks.

Man-made light and noise grow ever more prevalent, even in remote areas. The National Park Service Natural Sounds & Night Skies Division mapped noise and light in parks and here are there findings on the quietest and darkest ones.

Heavenly Hikes

For the June issue of Backpacker magazine, I picked hikes in the east, west, and middle of the country where you'll have great stargazing. See it here.