SPRING LAKE RESTORATION Dec. 11 Doesn’t seem like too long ago it was hot and humid. On Dec. 11 it […]

December 7, 2025 Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I listened to Kevin Fedarko’s book, ‘A Walk in the Park’, about hiking

November 16, 2025 “It was the call, the many-noted call, sounding more luringly and compellingly than ever before.” Jack London

November 9, 2025 The Appalachian Trail officially opened in 1937, but 11 years passed before the first person thru-hiked it

November 2, 2025 Today, Nov 2, is Día de los Muertos, or All Souls Day, or All Faithfully Departed Day,

October 26, 2025 Back in 2008, while on a trip to Italy with the Italian side of my family, my

Dick McBride was born and raised in the Chicago area. After becoming a dentist, he was drafted into the Army

In collaboration with the San Marcos Parks Department, SMGA has been working on preparing several of our Natural Areas for

Winter used to be the time for curling up with seed catalogues and field guides, all fodder for dreaming of

Oct. 5 Last week, we talked about how to dip a tire into the world of mountain biking (MTB) around

Growing up, I wanted to be Cru Jones, the main character of the 1980s cult classic BMX movie RAD. I

Sept. 21 Every couple of months Trail Notes will go off trail with Backcountry Brad. This mild-mannered software engineer and