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Columnist finds a room of his own for writing, watching TV
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Columnist finds a room of his own for writing, watching TV
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
September 17, 2025
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...
Bear attacks rural Japanese town
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Bear attacks rural Japanese town
by Gayne C. Young 
September 10, 2025
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,...
FNC holds guided hikes
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
FNC holds guided hikes
September 3, 2025
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 (...
Miller’s high life: a tale of adventure
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Miller’s high life: a tale of adventure
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
September 3, 2025
“I’ve always suffered from a Teddy Roosevelt complex, I suppose,” is how Dr. C.W. Miller, a Fredericksburg resident, explains his lust for outdoor adv...
A zoo’s bold new take: Pets as food
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
A zoo’s bold new take: Pets as food
by Gayne C. Young 
August 27, 2025
Outdoors On Edge Would you feed your cat to a lion? Toss your dog before a leopard? Or how about chuck your guinea pigs into a tiger pit only to watch...
Vaquero exhibit showcases traditional cowboy living
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Vaquero exhibit showcases traditional cowboy living
August 27, 2025
Pioneer Museum will present “Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy,” a traveling exhibition by the Wittliff Collections, starting on Monday, Sept. 1. T...
Gayne shares the Legend of the Clearwater Beach ‘Monster’
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Gayne shares the Legend of the Clearwater Beach ‘Monster’
by Gayne C. Young 
August 20, 2025
Outdoors On Edge Very strange things were afoot in Clearwater Beach, Florida in the late 1940s. The discovery made along the small coastal town just a...
Empty shores make for the perfect beach
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Empty shores make for the perfect beach
by Gayne C. Young 
August 13, 2025
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...
Fishermen make jawsome catches in Aransas Pass, Gulf
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Fishermen make jawsome catches in Aransas Pass, Gulf
by Gayne C. Young 
August 6, 2025
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 ...
How to reel in a 60-pound blacktip on the Aransas Bay
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
How to reel in a 60-pound blacktip on the Aransas Bay
by Gayne C. Young 
July 30, 2025
Outdoors On Edge Acadaverous gray dorsal fin cut through the storm cloud dark water. It sliced forward and through the glasssmooth surface, then slipp...
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