Things To Do Archive

Fort Croghan

Fort Croghan

Fri, Jun 10, 2011

Burnet held its annual Fort Croghan Day on Saturday, October 10, to keep alive the memory of pioneer life in Burnet.

I hope you dance!

I hope you dance!

Wed, Dec 22, 2010

An old west tradition lives on in the small community of Kendalia

The Emily Ann Theater

The Emily Ann Theater

Tue, Dec 07, 2010

The Emily Ann Theater is a wonderful community gathering place with an inspiring story behind it.

Bucket List and Commentary

Bucket List and Commentary

Fri, Nov 26, 2010

This is a list of my favorite things to do and places to go in the Texas Hill Country.

Heart of Texas Historical Museum

Heart of Texas Historical Museum

Wed, Nov 24, 2010

While the hours have changed since this photo was taken (see end of story), the museum has just continued to improve.

Classics live on in Brady

Classics live on in Brady

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Tracy Pitcox's dream has helped fuel a resurgence of classic country music across the Texas Hill Country.

Hill Country Festivals

Hill Country Festivals

Wed, Oct 13, 2010

Every town in the Hill Country has at least one big event to celebrate during the year. Some have more . . .

Ranch-style sculpture

Ranch-style sculpture

Tue, Oct 12, 2010

An Italian artist has created an artistic wonderland on a rocky hill southwest of Johnson City

Finding Friends at Fuel

Finding Friends at Fuel

Fri, Oct 08, 2010

The Fuel Coffee House in Llano represents the best attributes of life in Texas Hill Country.

Hiking

Hiking

Fri, Oct 08, 2010

Some of the hiking trails I've enjoyed in the Texas Hill Country (to be updated)

Enchanted Springs Ranch

Enchanted Springs Ranch

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Go back to the Old West at Enchanted Springs Ranch, just west of Boerne

Wimberley Zip Line

Wimberley Zip Line

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Thrills in the hills!

Natural Treasure

Natural Treasure

Wed, Oct 06, 2010

For anyone who still thinks Texas is flat and dry, welcome to the Westcave Preserve

Llano River Adventure

Llano River Adventure

Wed, Oct 06, 2010

A Llano doctor explores the Hill Country in a kayak

Best Hill Country Swimming

Best Hill Country Swimming

Mon, Jul 19, 2010

Best places for swimming, fishing and boating in the hill country, according to our Facebook fans.

Sunset Canyon Pottery

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

Bridget Hauser, creative center of Sunset Canyon Pottery

Cavern in a new LIGHT

Cavern in a new LIGHT

Thu, Jul 15, 2010

See the caverns in a whole new light.

Night Cries

Night Cries

Thu, Jul 15, 2010

Distant cries in the night allow us to enter another world.

The Day of the Iguana

The Day of the Iguana

Wed, Jul 14, 2010

While sitting on my Hill Country front porch, a huge Iguana came up for a visit and something about that Iguana called my name.

Texas Hill Country Drives in a Day.

Texas Hill Country Drives in a Day.

Tue, Jul 13, 2010

Got a day? Spend it in the Texas Hill Country on a nice, quaint "Sunday Drive".

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Fri, Jul 09, 2010

Al Jennings of Oklahoma, largely through masterful self-promotion, became for a time the best-known of the outlaws of the American West. He was a genuine bandit, he did go to a Federal penitentiary for attempted murder on a life sentence which was commuted to five years in 1900. He was pardoned by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.

Do Dogs Go to Heaven?

Do Dogs Go to Heaven?

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Dogs in Heaven, only in the Texas Heaven Country, uumm, I'm mean the "Texas Hill Country"

Rio Raft Rocks

Rio Raft Rocks

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Rio Raft on the Guadalupe river in Canyon Lake

Hill Country Outdoors

Hill Country Outdoors

Wed, Jul 07, 2010

Throw a canoe on the roof or a tube in the trunk and head for the Llano, the Brazos, the Guadalupe, or any of the other rivers on this list of the twenty best trips to take on Texas waterways this summer.

THC is Texas Hill Country's High

THC is Texas Hill Country's High

Mon, Jul 05, 2010

THC no longer stands for what it did in the 1960's. Nowadays, THC means all kinds of things to all kinds of people , businesses, and cultures. In Texas THC stands for the heart of Texas, the Texas Hill Country, a natural high.