New Mexico’s Biggest City Is A Tourist Mecca
by Jim Weaver Its always a pleasure to return to a city I have visited before and find new things I missed on earlier trips. Albuquerque, New Mexico, was full of wonderful surprises. I knew about the wonderful balloon festival(s) featuring hundreds of...
Amarillo: The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
By Mary Gallagher One of many great things to see and do in Amarillo, Texas is visiting the huge Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Amarillo is an interesting city any time of the year and to many travelers drive straight through to or from Denver, Santa...
Canyon of the Eagles Lodge Offers Texas-Style Fun
By Kathie Farnell Photos by Jack Purser Jr. Ninety minutes from Austin, Texas, the Lower Colorado River Authority has created an eco-friendly lodge on the shores of Lake Buchanan. At Canyon of the Eagles Lodge and Nature Park, visitors can listen for...
Houston – A City On The Move
By Felicia Persaud Houston may have been forced into the spotlight recently for the corrupt practices of Enron executives but there is so much more to this city that rarely ever makes the national news. It’s already been four years since African American-born...
Matagorda County, Texas: It’s (Not Just) For The Birds
by Dorothea S. Michelman For someone whose avian expertise has hovered comfortably in the hummingbird, robin, and Canada goose range, a sojourn in Matagorda County, where the 900-mile long Colorado River kisses the Gulf of Mexico. This spot is equally...
