Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

"Each year, more than two million visitors enjoy the attractions of the southwestern Hill Country, with Uvalde as its portal, and the lower Pecos canyonlands, which stretch roughly along US 90 from Fort Clark Springs west to Del Rio. Amistad National Recreation Area, the Judge Roy Bean Visitors' Center and Botanical Garden, Seminole Canyon State Park, and the Briscoe-Garner Museum, along with ghost towns, ancient rock art, sweeping vistas, and unique flora and fauna, are just a few of the reasons that so many travelers make this distinctive section of the Lone Star State their preferred destination. Now, veteran writer, blogger, and archaeologist Mary Black serves up the best of this region's special adventures and secret treasures. Visitor's Guide to Southwest Texas is chock-full of helpful maps, engaging descriptions of points of interest, colorful photography, and pro tips on where to stay, what to do, and how to get there. There's even a trivia quiz to keep travelers entertained and informed while en route. This first-ever guide to the Texas 'Hill Country-Desert Trail' is your indispensable travel companion for unforgettable discoveries in the wide open spaces"--Provided by publisher.

Texas --- Texas, South --- Texas, West --- Texas Hill Country (Tex.) --- Trans-Pecos (Tex. and N.M.) --- Hill Country (Tex.) --- West Texas --- South Texas

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

"Mari Grana begins her account of an adventure that grew out of her desire to withdraw to the wild and that ends with a sense of homecoming and community: "I saw over a rise in a meadow a little stone cabin far in the distance. The landscape of the canyon - the rocky pine-covered ridges, the long wide meadow with the escarpment of Rowe Mesa rising in the background - suddenly became the place I had dreamed about.""--Jacket. "Once she had purchased the abandoned sheepherder's cabin on 240 remote acres of land in northern New Mexico, Grana began the work of making the cabin livable. With the help of local villagers, she plastered the mud walls, installed a cookstove, and cleaned the rats out of her storehouse. She began to meet her neighbors and to learn the human history of the area. As she became familiar with the beauty, drama, and danger of the natural environment, she also learned about legendary local criminals and ancient land swindles. Writing out of her direct experience of this landscape and culture, Grana lyrically describes a world where the village church comes alive on saints' days and the spirit of Begoso Cabin's builder, Natividad Ortiz, lingers still."--Jacket.

Hispanic Americans --- Regions & Countries - Americas --- History & Archaeology --- United States Local History --- Hispanics (United States) --- Latino Americans --- Latinos (United States) --- Latinxs --- Spanish Americans in the United States --- Spanish-speaking people (United States) --- Spanish-surnamed people (United States) --- Ethnology --- Latin Americans --- Spanish Americans (Latin America) --- Social life and customs. --- Social life and customs --- Graña, Mari, --- Graña, Marigay, --- Pecos River Region (N.M. and Tex.)