The Historic Site & State Park of Hueco Tanks is just about 30 minutes outside El Paso. So close to the city and so different.. total silence, pure nature. The park has tons of regulations, as it is famous for bouldering and is spiritually significant to Native Americans (Indians), due to several ancient pictographs (rock... Continue Reading →

El Paso is situated at the farest out corner of West Texas and stands on the Rio Grande river directly at the Mexican border. At the other side of the river is Ciudad Juarez, a populous Mexican city. Both combined form the international metropolitan area referred to El Paso-Juarez-Las Cruces with over 2.5 million people... Continue Reading →

Just next to the Big Bend area, about 20 minutes drive away, is Davis Mountain State Park, high up in the mountains of West Texas, near the town of Fort Davis. The park elevation is between 1'500m and 1'800m (high for the desert around in West Texas). DMSP is perfect for hiking and mountain biking,... Continue Reading →

Big Bend Ranch State Park is the largest State Park in Texas. It is located adjacent to Big Bend National Park and shares the national parks's Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Still it looks so different. Lajitas, village just infront of Big Bend Ranch SP: a wild horse searching for water wholes and food, outside the State... Continue Reading →

Big Bend is a National Park, bordering Mexico and has national significance as the largest protected area of the Chihuahuan Desert in the US. It has many geological features including dinosaur bones and sea fossils. The Rio Grande, a not so big river as the name would suggest, forms the boundary between Mexico and the... Continue Reading →

Still within Texas, we drove further South-West, back to at least partial civilization. All in the South of Texas we were touching the Mexican Border first at Del Rio and stayed along it all the way for the next hours and days going further West. We visited the towns of Marathon, and in more detail... Continue Reading →

In the last few days we were cruising through South-West Texas, which is merely not inhabited. Lots of the time we did not have any cell service or Wifi. It's odd, how difficult it is to be without contact to the world and still how beautiful. We have stayed in Lost Maples State Park and... Continue Reading →

Besides lovely small towns and tons of wineries the Texas Hill Country also has also amazing nature to provide. Two examples we like to emphasize: The Willow City Loop The Willow City Loop is a 15 miles scenic drive through the countryside with splendid views and great nature. Like a pretty hike, just with the... Continue Reading →

Why visiting a village with a population of exactly 3 people?! Luckenbach is an unincorporated community in the Texas Hill Country consisting of two buildings: a Post Office and a Dance Hall. But the Post Office, is not just a Post Office.. it's a small General Store, a Bar, a Country Music event hall and... Continue Reading →

Fredericksburg is a small calm town in the Hill Country in Texas, which got populated by German settlers. The town is also notable as the home of "Texas German", a dialect spoken by the first generations of settlers who initially refused to learn English. Still today you'll find a lot of German words spread around... Continue Reading →