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Spring Break in the Highland Lakes means adventure. With five lakes, seven state parks, and countless other attractions and outdoor destinations, you won’t have time to relax, unless a real break is on the itinerary. ON THE LAKE You don’t Read more…
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Northern cardinals are a feast for the eyes year-round in Texas, but in the bleak mid-winter, large flocks brighten the Highland Lakes’ seasonally lackluster landscape with fiery flashes of red feathers. Along with this burst of color, the birds also Read more…
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Between sunrise and sunset, there’s no better place to hike in the Highland Lakes than Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge was originally set aside to preserve essential habitat for migratory birds, namely the golden-cheeked warbler and the black-capped Read more…
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The hills surrounding the Highland Lakes are home to the highest-density white-tailed deer population in Texas, and hunters come from all over the country each October to participate in the area’s coveted bowhunting season. I sat down with Llano County Read more…
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Bow fishing in the Highland Lakes combines hunting and fishing, attracting outdoor sports enthusiasts of all kinds. Just ask Jerad Pool, co-owner of Hill Country Hammer Guides and Outfitters, 100 CR 127 in Kingsland. “It’s a different experience that not Read more…
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Rock-climbing experts offer lessons and outdoor adventure for all skill levels Rock climbing once only drew wild adventurers to even wilder places where they could pit themselves against the mountains, boulders, and cliff faces of the world. Today, the sport Read more…
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