I don’t think anyone had, “I bet the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation starts a major online argument with a resident of Fredericksburg in September” on their 2025 Bingo Card. Yet it happened, and it was huge. Our story began in March 2025 when Rich O’Toole moved to Fredericksburg. Rich, ...

The Devils River is no longer accessible via Lake Amistad. My wife, Cheryl, and I discovered this last weekend during a visit to the Lone Star State’s second largest reservoir. We put our boat in at Rough Canyon and headed north up the Devils River arm of the lake (No, there is no apostrophe in “Dev...

Todd Pribanic is the founder and owner of Croatian Mafia Cigars. I was fortunate to speak with him about cigars, the story behind his brand, his heritage and upbringing and travel. You’ve led a life of travel and adventure. Tell us about that. Yeah, so in 30 seconds or less. I was born in Ohio, rais...

My father died in early July, and I ran over a skunk Friday morning. What do these things have to do with one another? Glad you asked. After my father...

Being a writer in the digital age means answering a lot of questions via email. Whereas in the past it was relatively difficult to reach out to your f...

Outdoors On Edge It is widely regarded as the worst animal attack in Japanese history and today, more than 100 years later, the event is remembered, r...