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Published Articles

In a world of stories, I bring fresh experiences to the page and web in articles and photographs about travel, lifestyle and culture, food and nature.  My articles have appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle, Beaumont Enterprise and in Hillviews, a magazine of the Texas State University System.


Lead Articles 

"Cities spread the holiday joy all around Texas," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, November 22, 2017. 

"Christmas celebrated all around Texas," TravelSan Antonio Express-News, November 18, 2016.



"San Antonio holidays will be full of celebrations, events, experiences," for mySA.com, November 18, 2016.

"Gardeners shift gears, adapt to soggy ground," for mySA Section, San Antonio Express-News, May 30, 2015.
"Creating a year-round bird haven in the garden," for mySA Section, San Antonio Express-News, April 30, 2015.

"Galveston-where the gifts are," and "Galveston experiences top the gift list," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, December 7, 2014.  

Travel, San Antonio Express-News, November 23, 2014.  



Also published in the Houston Chronicle: "Holiday celebrations around Texas," Travel, November 21, 2014.

"A ghostly weekend in haunted New Braunfels," Travel,  San Antonio Express-News, October 26, 2014. 


"Fredericksburg: an artful weekend," and "Der Lindenbaum - Authentic German food in Fredericksburg," Travel,  San Antonio Express-News, August 29, 2014. 

Also published in the Houston Chronicle: "An artful weekend in Fredericksburg," August 25, 2014.

"The downtown Dallas you haven't seen," Travel,  San Antonio Express-News, June 22, 2014.

"Gardens around Texas," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, March 23, 2014.
"Gardens around Texas," photo tour in Here and There, A travel blog, San Antonio Express-News online, March 14, 2014

"Recipe for a Romantic Galveston Weekend," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, March 14, 2014.

Also published in the Beaumont Enterprise:

"A Lone Star holiday glow," and "S.A. holiday highlights," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, November 24, 2013
"Christmas in Texas," photo tour in Here and There, A travel blog, San Antonio Express-News online, November 25, 2013

"A chile celebration," and "La Posada de Santa Fe Caliente Margarita," Sunday Taste food and dining section, San Antonio Express-News, August 18, 2013



"Desert meets caverns," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, June 2, 2013 


"Storm's trees turned into art in Galveston," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, March 31, 2013



"Couple find bucolic getaway in Sonoma County," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, February 10, 2013


"Christmas all around Texas," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, November 11, 2012



"Ghosts of Granbury and Galveston," "Ghost tours all over Texas," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, October 21, 2012
   
Another version of this story ran later in the Houston Chronicle:
"Ghostly Haunts Aplenty in Galveston," "Ghost tours all over Texas," Star section, Houston Chronicle, October 26, 2012


"Adventure high and low," "Green chile the rule for burgers," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, September 9, 2012

"Where sea, land merge seamlessly," "Rarely seen puffin makes a comeback," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, August 19, 2012


Travel, San Antonio Express-News, July 8, 2012



 


"The Hill Country's Open Air Sculpture Trail," "Fuel Up along the Hill Country Sculpture Trail," Travel, Houston Chronicle, February 19, 2012


This story was published simultaneously in the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.


"Sculptures Find Harmony in Natural Surroundings," "Feed the Body as Well as the Soul," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, February 19, 2012

"Asheville, N.C., Art Lovers, Brew Fans Fit Right In," "Asheville is Called BeerCity USA," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, October 16, 2011


"Fire & Iron, Bikers Find Adventure," "Open Road Riders Have Big Hearts," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, August 7, 2011







"Olmsted's Magic Touch at the Biltmore," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, March 31, 2011

"The Art & Beauty of Palo Duro Canyon," "A Jeep Tour Lesson in Geology," and "Visiting Canyon," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, January 16, 2011.

Republished in the Express-News Travel pages January 14, 2014 under the title "Georgia O'Keeffe found a muse in Palo Duro Canyon"

The story was also published in the Houston Chronicle:

"Georgia O'Keeffe found a muse in Palo Duro Canyon," Travel, Houston Chronicle, January 13, 2011. 

Republished January 14, 2014 Lifestyle section preview weekend Travel article, "Georgia O'Keeffe found a muse in Palo Duro Canyon."



 "The Smokies--Beauty on a Grand Scale," "Smokies Waterfall Hikes," Travel, San Antonio Express-News, August 1, 2010




Feature Articles


"72 Hours or Less" Weekend Getaway Travel Articles in the San Antonio Express-News