Summer Reading — Explore Texas

Explore Texas: A Nature Travel Guide

By Mary O. Parker
Photographs by Jeff Parker

From the desert gardens of Big Bend to hawk watching on the Gulf Coast to caving and bat watching in the Hill Country, nature-oriented travel in Texas also includes lesser known getaways.

Organized by the seven official state travel regions, Explore Texas features descriptions of almost one hundred nature-oriented sites, including information about the best time to visit and why it’s worth going; location, and other logistics; and a “learn” section on the observations and natural phenomena a visitor might expect to experience.

Perfect for planning the family’s next outing, this book also contains a message of how nature tourism helps to protect biodiversity, promote conservation, and sustain the state’s tourism economy.

Texas A&M University Press ISBN: 978-1-62349-403-2