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Travelers can find scenic beauty at each of the 16 National Park Service sites in the state

Delightful Destination We had a trip planned to the Big Bend area when we saw Visit a Sky Island [March 2016]. We decided to visit the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and were delighted with the area, exhibits and staff. We hiked the entire outer loop and loved every moment. Thank you for alerting us to…

Grammatical Blueprints I can echo the letter writer’s assessment of her grammar background based on my education in the San Augustine Independent School District in the 1950s [Chalk It Up to Good Grammar, Letters, May 2016]. Mrs. Ann Kathryn Holbrook and our other English teachers taught diagramming. I still picture a sentence on a mental…

Texas on Top I don’t think the Western hat [Cowboy Hatters, April 2016] has ever actually been indicative of a cattleman wearer, even though it has, over the years, acquired the name “cowboy hat.” I firmly believe that nowadays, the hat doesn’t say, “cattleman.” I believe that it says, loudly and proudly, “TEXAS!” Bill Morris…

The Keyhole’s Bounty I was fortunate to see landscape architect Deb Tolman, featured in Keyhole Gardening [February 2012], build one of the gardens. My son built one for my granddaughter in June 2014. His design uses the same principle with the compost basket—it just lacks the missing pie piece. The whole family has enjoyed the…