January 4, 2026 The new year brings on all kinds of aspirational and imaginative ideas: learning a new language, running […]

December 27th, 2025 State Parks hold a special place in my heart. They don’t have the Ansel Adams views of

Jan. 8 We hadn’t done maintenance on the trails at River Recharge for some time, so it was good we

Opening of Cottonwood trails Completion of 1/2-mile trail Significant trail routing changes Ringtail Natural Area Extension of The Berms, reroute

There goes 2025. San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance is wrapping up another great year. A lot happened this year. We have

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