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Originally appeared in Walking Magazine, June 1999
Connemara is a beautiful area just north of my home in Dallas, Texas. Every spring artists from all over the world compete to show their work in this ex-cow pasture. Some works are serious, others are not. The title of this work is "Cattle Crossing".
"Call it the museum of the great outdoors..."
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Originally appeared in Hooked on the Outdoors Magazine, Fall Quarter 2000
Sandra Pena is a wonderful person - a real force of nature. Even though she had no experience in politics or advocacy work, she spear headed the drive in Houston, Texas to cover the city with bike trails.
"Sandra Pena seems like a perfectly regular person. You might never guess that she was the one to spearhead a movement that gave Houston a comprehensive, city-wide, bike commuter plan..."
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Originally appeared in Backpacker Magazine, June 2000
Matagorda Island State Park, off the southern coast of Texas, is a campsite that can only be visited by boat - there are no bridges attaching it to the mainland.
"Five thousand years might seem like a long time, but in the life of a barrier island, it's the blink of an eye..."
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Originally appeared in Islands Magazine, Jan/Feb 2001
"Doc" McAllister is a wonderful, generous man and a great protector of natural places. He lives on Matagorda Island off the south coast of Texas and regularly hosts groups of school kids, teaching them about the wonders of nature.
"I'll be going back to school today, but not to just any school; it's island school..."
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