Feature
On the Wing
When crop-threatening bugs and diseases descend, ag pilots soar into action
By Camille Wheeler

Feature
Ride of Passage
Imaginations gallop free on timeless carousels made of wood
By Clay Coppedge

Letters to the Editor

Co-op People
Pistol Packin’ Paula
At Enchanted Springs Ranch, entertainment revolves around this gun-twirlin’ star
By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

TEXAS USA
Bottled Up
Year after year, Dr Pepper die-hards make the pilgrimage to Dublin to swap out old bottles for ones filled with their favorite sweet elixir
By Wes Ferguson

Observations
Can’t Change the Weather
But on High Plains, where storm clouds often gather with amazing swiftness, rainbows, too, can just as quickly appear
By Jim Steiert

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
Thurber: Thriving …Then Gone
One of Texas’ most-celebrated ghost towns once lived large as coal-mining center
By Clay Coppedge

KEVIN’S KITCHEN
Simple, Savory Suppers
Sometimes, after a long day, the easy way is the only way
By Kevin Hargis

September 2011 Photo Contest
Focus on Texas: State Parks
Mountains. Plains. Desert. The Gulf of Mexico. Texas is like a whole other country.
By Ashley Clary

HIT THE ROAD
Inner Tube, Inner Child
Float to serenity at Schlitterbahn
By Camille Wheeler