I’m waiting my turn at the Goodwill Clearance Center on San Antonio’s south side. This is the last stop for unsold items. Their odyssey began in foreign and domestic factories,…

“It’s sort of a box canyon,” I tell my wife when I describe the topography, cupping my hands to give her a crude visual.  “Anything that comes into the hills…

I consider myself an active Master Naturalist. I support the ideas of the organization. I understand that I need to do my part to assist the natural world around me….

I come from Texas cotton farmers and World War 2 refugees. They farmed to survive famine. They farmed as slave laborers. My maternal family’s aristocracy was dwindled down selling ducks…

(Note: This is a reprint of a piece that appeared years ago on the AAMN website. It certainly retains its drama!) Night-cooled air lingered over sun-struck land that early September…

A massive sinkhole opens beneath the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Buildings, freeways, and screaming people plummet through a time portal. They land 10,000 years in the past,…

Many years ago, as a novice scuba diver, I had the rare and wonderful experience of meeting a Caribbean octopus living off the coast of Martinique. I was stunned as…

I’ve loved being outdoors for as long as I can remember, especially camping.  As a child, I spent most of my time outdoors.  I was blissfully happy whenever I was…