Texas Trails. Hiking Gear Reviews. Brutal Honesty.
Ojito Adentro is one of the most underrated hikes in Big Bend Ranch State Park. It’s incredibly easy too, giving you a ton of bang for your buck! How descriptions of this trail aren’t plastered all over the internet raving for people to come and see it, I don’t know. This trail is fucking magic. … Read more
The hike to the Mexicano Falls Overlook is yet another crown jewel hike of Big Bend Ranch State Park. It’s truly phenomenal. I grew up extremely religious, learning more prayers and psalms than your average pastor. There’s one prayer, called the Magnificat, which includes this line: “My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit … Read more
This was the very first hike I did in Big Bend Ranch State Park. Short, easy, and featuring visuals that will give you a hiker-hard-on, this short out and back trek through a slot canyon is not to be missed. It is also one of just two hikes within Big Bend Ranch State Park that … Read more
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a kick-your-ass kind of park. Coloradians may turn their noses up at us but consider this: Guadalupe Peak has a total ascent of about 4,278. That’s comparable to (harder than, actually) many of the “easier” 14er hikes. Hell, the standard route on Colorado’s popular 14er Mount Sherman gains a mere … Read more
Hot Springs Trail is a 5.5 mile round trip hike through some of Big Bend’s most stunning desert landscape. Ending at the historic Hot Springs, hikers can relax in thermal springs that are thought to have healing properties. This hike was definitely the most dramatic experience I had at Big Bend National Park. In fact, … Read more
Author’s note: the following is a story of brazen stupidity. While the subjects of this story made it through unscathed, many lessons were learned and I strongly recommend against doing anything like this. This story is for educational and entertainment purposes only and I strongly recommend against making the same choices. Two Mistakes We Made … Read more
To do Juniper Canyon Trail, you have to really fucking want it. Either you haul ass up Pinnacles to Boot Canyon to get to it or you drive a 4×4 high clearance car up Juniper Canyon road to get to it. Either way, it’s a hell of a lot of work. Is it worth it? … Read more
Guadalupe Mountains National Park has some fantastic trails – but which ones are the best? Let’s talk about the 3 most epic hikes in the park.
The canyon is lush, fertile and even occasionally boasts water depending on rainfall that year – it’s the perfect place for apex predators to lie in wait for unsuspecting prey (me). Maybe I was wigging out but all my instincts screamed “danger, danger, danger!” the first time I hiked this trail and for once, I … Read more
Tejas Trail is one of the trails that made me fall in love with Texas mountain hiking. It was the first trail that gave me that moment of absolute wonder – that moment when you see something that strikes awe into your heart, slaps a smile on your stupid face and makes you totally grateful … Read more