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 favorite author or writer, today it can happen with the tapping of a few keys and the click of a send button. I like this. Not only as someone who rece...

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, revered, and still strikes fear in those who live in close proximity to wild areas. Our story begins in mid-November 1915 in a remote area of Hokkaido,...

A husband and wife team are leading nature hikes on trails near Live Oak Creek at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. Phil and Rebecca Stapleton are offering two hikes — on Saturdays, Sept. 6 and Oct. 18, from 9-10:30 a.m. The guided hikes are sponsored by the Friends of Fredericksburg Nature Center (...

Outdoors On Edge The idea was to find the perfect beach, one isolated with powdery sugar white sand, tranquil gin-clear waters, and a soft ocean breez...

Outdoors On Edge Morning came far too early for my friends, Will Crowe, Joel O’Shoney and me. The day before we had collectively landed four blacktip ...

Outdoors On Edge Acadaverous gray dorsal fin cut through the storm cloud dark water. It sliced forward and through the glasssmooth surface, then slipp...