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Outdoor Recreation

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Douglas Demmon: Former National Park Ranger Convicted of Child Porn

    National Park Rangers are an American icon, with their Smokey-Bear hats, green uniforms and eagerness to help everyone enjoy the great outdoors. And then there are the Park Rangers like Galveston's Douglas Demmon, who has entered a guilty plea on charges of distributing child porn. Demmon, 65, is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    White Oak Hike & Bike Trail Getting a Detour at the Loop

    Don't fall asleep on your morning jog.​The White Oak Hike and Bike Trail along T.C. Jester is gonna have a hitch in its get-along starting Monday morning. At 5 a.m. that day, the trail will be closed where it goes under the 610 Loop as part of road repairs, TxDOT says. It will stay closed at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Health Department Roundup

    We said don't ask. ​In honor of the Fourth of July, we offer Health Department Roundup, a celebration of regulations and code enforcement, concepts as American as apple pie. Provided the pie in question was baked in a code-compliant kitchen. If not, you'll face the consequences. Drinking a sod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Texas River Lovers: Your Scary Drought Map of the Day

    USGS​The Texas Observer's Forrest Wilder just tweeted some truth: If you love to have fun on Texas rivers, this is a scary map. It's from the U.S. Geological Survey, and it shows the streamflows of Texas rivers. (There's an interactive version of it here, where you can see what individual sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Don't Come Running to Me When You Need a Lawyer

    ​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Schlitterbahn Just Got Awesomer

    One of the great advantages of living in Texas -- beyond the chance to vote for Rick Perry your entire life -- is Schlitterbahn, the renowned waterpark in New Braunfels. The Hill Country setting, the nearby Guadalupe -- whether you're on your own or herding kids, it's a unique and terrific place. ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Bike Houston Tries to Rev Itself Up

    ​Just like Uncle Sam, BikeHouston wants you. The nonprofit bicycle advocacy group's membership numbers have dwindled so low that they're offering one-year memberships for $5, and are kicking off the discount program tonight from 6-9 p.m. with a happy hour at Firkin & Phoenix, 1915 Westheimer R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Five Recent Movies That Needed A John Hughes Soundtrack

    ​Even though John Hughes had not made a decent movie since 1991's Dutch (missile twisters FTW) when he died one year ago today, the world still mourned the loss of one of the best filmmakers to ever take on the human experience. Hughes may have only dealt with dysfunctional Midwesterners, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Imprisoned Iran Hikers: Mom Still Has Hope, And Obama, On Her Side

    Photos courtesy Ben FellemanShane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fatta: The three hikers​Ben Felleman is almost a typical Millennial or Gen Y young man: a 25-year-old who digs the local Houston music acts, enjoys steady employment as an SAT instructor and his own freelance work as photographer, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Metro Light Rail Expands Hours For Bike Riders

    The Iron Horse welcomes velocipedes​Metro and BikeHouston have reached an agreement that expands the hours bike riders will be allowed on light-rail trains.Bikes are still barred during peak travel hours in the morning and afternoon, but the definition of "peak hours" has changed.Bikes can now be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    5 Songs That Are No Day At The Beach

    This past weekend, Craig's Hlist spent a good solid two days at the beach playing in the surf down off Mustang Island just south of Corpus Christi. It was one of those mental-health weekends that if we hadn't have taken, we would have ended up throwing beer bottles against the wall at an old folks' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Houdini The Museum District Goose Flies Coop, Leaves Mate Distraught

    The Goose is loose​Biking up to work one afternoon, we spotted this sign on a telephone pole just south of the main campus of Houston Community College.We wondered if the missing goose had been found, so we called the number. Dawn Adams answered. Adams is a daughter of Joy Boone, the matron of Dan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Texas Traveler: The South Rim and Emory Peak

    Photos by Brittanie SheyThe Boot​Ed. Note: This is the fifth part of a series on traveling to Big Bend National Park. Saturday morning we wake up with a thin layer of frost on our tents. Texas Traveler's Christmas gift to herself was a mummy-style 10º sleeping bag from R.E.I. -- this first r ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    The Wheel World

    Commenters get angry on both sides of the road over "Ghost Riders."

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    David Byrne Bikes Houston

    Photo by Craig HlavatyFormer Talking Head David Byrne (we're nor sure, but we're guessing he hates that description) was in town recently for a show at Jones Hall.Byrne has become a biking fanatic these days; he's also an occasional diarist about his tour.His piece on Houston has him complaining abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    TPWD Says "Great Outdoors Day" Is Coming: How To Celebrate It With Your Teen-Ager

    Photo by marxchivistYou knew this, of course, but June 13 is National "Get Outdoors" Day. We knew this because the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department just sent out the news."As a part of the second annual GO Day, more than two dozen Texas state parks are joining federal agencies, nonprofit organi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Pitching A Tent For Mother's Day: And Never You Mind About Those Snakes

    One hour's drive north of Houston, Lake Conroe awaits this weekend -- or more precisely, the Kampgrounds of America there offering a special deal for Mother's Day weekend. Pay for Friday night and you get your Saturday night stay for free.The obvious question -- why would a mother want to spend Moth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Out On A Limb Over Rosharon, For A Good Cause

    Photo by davemasterking2000If you happen to be driving through Rosharon Saturday and see 50 skydivers headed toward you, don't panic - it's not Red Dawn come to life. And don't freak out over the fact that they all just happen to be amputees, 'cause it's not a coincidence: It's the second annual Air ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2009

    Snow Sports 101

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    Wine-Tasting Dinner Cruise

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    Where Some Of Those Astroworld Rides Went

    Web exclusive!

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    Fire on the Strings Bluegrass Festival, featuring The Claire Lynch Band

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    November 15, 2007

    Nights on Blue Bayou: City Soundscapes

    Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, and the Aurora Picture Show present “SONA: Wind, Rain, and Trains”

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2007

    Check Your Head

    Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, and the Aurora Picture Show present “SONA: Wind, Rain, and Trains”

  • Music

    April 26, 2007

    Stingaree Music Festival

    Hayes Carll hosts a sandy shindig in a reverse hurricane

  • News

    March 15, 2007

    Mail Call

    Hayes Carll hosts a sandy shindig in a reverse hurricane

  • News

    August 3, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Hayes Carll hosts a sandy shindig in a reverse hurricane

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2006

    Classic Chrome

    Hayes Carll hosts a sandy shindig in a reverse hurricane

  • Calendar

    May 4, 2006

    Outta the Box

    Hayes Carll hosts a sandy shindig in a reverse hurricane

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2006

    Get the Wheel Story

    Hayes Carll hosts a sandy shindig in a reverse hurricane

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2005

    Water You Doing This Weekend?

    Nothing? Then paddle to the 34th annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Nothing? Then paddle to the 34th annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Sparkling Waters

    Houston's heating up, but there are plenty of ways to cool down

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Path to Nowhere?

    Construction problems cloud the future of northeastern bayou trails

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Branching Out

    A new tree house exhibition will have you out on a limb

  • Music

    February 6, 2003

    The Great Gatekeeper

    Wasi Townsend hopes to open the door to your heart with his new band, Snowshoe 'n' Lewis

  • Calendar

    December 27, 2001

    Calendar Editor On the Rocks

    Strap on a diaper and head for the (indoor) mountains

  • Calendar

    October 4, 2001

    O Tempora! O Mores!

    Remembering a simpler time

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Bike Path

    West White Oak Bayou Trail

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    A Night in the Tub

    An angel named Grace, a doctor who's a real Trip and fresh gore flooding the ER -- the new Ben Taub gets old quick

  • Culture

    August 16, 2001

    The Not-So-Great Outdoors

    Inman exhibit explores the darker side of Mother Nature

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Mobile Barbecue Pit

    The Gator Pit

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Water Park

    Adventure Bay

  • News

    March 9, 2000

    Last Call

    Downtown loses a legendary bartender - and friend

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    Out on a Limb

    It's not about tree houses

  • Culture

    June 10, 1999

    Out of the Woods

    Cooper and her clever Tamalalia are cool enough to beat the heat

  • Calendar

    July 16, 1998

    The Menu That Fell to Earth

    Cooper and her clever Tamalalia are cool enough to beat the heat

  • Culture

    October 9, 1997

    Art for the Masses

    Jessica Cusick wants to brighten our drab landscape with little moments of wonder and delight

  • News

    May 30, 1996

    Gassed

    A tankful of trouble lingers for some Houston motorists

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