Fire Destroys Parts of Davis Mountains State Park in Texas
Fires continue to burn all across Texas. Some agencies are reporting more than 400 square miles of Texas and more then 100 homes and structures have been burned by Texas wildfires. One of the largest fires in the state began encroaching into Davis Mountains State Park. 200 campers and Indian Lodge guests where evacutated before fire raced over the ridge from Fort Davis and into the 2,700-acre park. With all the comotion and confusion some campers left behind tents and
National Parks Week Hindered by Government Shut Down and Expensive Gas
Next weekend marks the beginning of National Parks week. Starting Saturday April 16th through Sunday April 24th the majority of National Parks will be waiving admission fees. Both Guadalupe and Big Bend National Parks in Texas will have free admission. Guadalupe National Park said there is no need to check in at the ranger office, simply head over to the fee station and get your free admission pass to hang in the car. Big Bend National Park will have someone
Ski Cooper – Virtual Tour Video
I am continuing my obsession with Ski Cooper. I got to ski there again a couple of weeks ago. I spent three days on the slopes and skied just about every run available. As I have written about before, Ski Cooper is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) still operating Ski Area in Colorado. The 10th Mountain Division Ski Troopers trained there during World War II. I fell in love with this small Mountain when I was a
New Ways to View MyLifeOutdoors
Thanks to some amazing features being offered with blogger, there are now five intriguing new ways to view MyLifeOutdoors. Blogger has introduced their new HTML5 Dynamic Views. Each is a slightly different way of viewing many posts on a single page. To see for your self please follow these links:Flipcard: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/flipcard Mosaic: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/mosaic Sidebar: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/sidebar Snapshot: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/snapshot Timeslide: www.mylifeoutdoors.com/view/timeslideSample of the new Mosaic ViewThese views require modern browsers such as Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox 3.5+, Chrome or Safari. Many
Learn to Camp – Texas Outdoor Family Workshops Begin this Weekend
"Have you wanted to take your family on a camping trip, but you didn't feel you knew everything you might need to know to have a successful camping experience?" Texas Parks and Wildlife is offering a multitude of Outdoor Family workshops designed to give your family hands-on experience learning basic outdoor skills. Your family will be able to camp for the first time (or after a long hiatus) without needing to buy expensive gear. Texas Outdoor Family workshops are hosted
Emory Peak Summit – Big Bend National Park, Texas
The morning of our second day in the high Chisos mountains my friend and I decided to summit the Highest Mountain in Big Bend. At 7825 feet high, Emory Peak is the highest point in the Chisos Mountain Range. The Chisos Mountains Range is the third highest range in Texas and is completely contained inside Big Bend National Park’s boundary.Emory Peak from the SouthWe woke up early Saturday morning and packed up camp in a hurry. We were on the
Big Bend Sunset – Time Lapse Video
It has been pretty crazy for me lately. With spring break here and gone I have been traveling a lot and working double hard to make up for the time I have been gone. As a result
Toll Mountain Summit – Big Bend National Park, Texas
Our first night in the High Chisos Mountains a friend and I decided to bushwhack to the summit of Toll Mountain. At 7415 feet Toll Mountain is the 19th tallest mountain in Texas. That morning we started our hike climbing 1643 feet up the Pinnacles Trail to the saddle between Emory and Toll. We set up our first camp at the TM1 campsite near the bottom of the saddle. Continuing east from our camp we climbed an additional 420 feet
Backpacking The South Rim – Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park’s South Rim in the Chisos Mountains is one of the best known hikes in Texas. As a Texas native I was way overdue a visit. So on the first weekend of spring break a friend and I planned a two night backpack along the South Rim. A view from Big Bend's and The Chisos Mountains' South Rim We woke up early Friday morning and began the four hour drive from Midland to Big Bend. Spring Break is Big
Winner of the Hike Your Own Hike Book Giveaway
It is time to announce the winner of Francis Tapon's Book Hike Your Own Hike. The giveaway had over 195 views and 24 entries. I went over to Random.org and had it randomly select one of the 24 comments on the giveaway post. The lucky winner is comment number 4 belonging to Londonbackpacker. Congratulations! You will be receiving a hardback copy of Hike Your Own Hike. please e-mail me at steven.outdoors (AT) gmail (DOT) com. Make sure to replace the (AT) with