The original Dink Wardlaw cat was acquired by means of a card game. The cat arrived in style, in Big John’s old Ford truck. Now, if you knew Big John, you’d know it mighty unlikely he’d take a cat for…
Anne's Journal
From the tiny Texas town of Wrightsboro comes a pint-sized legend— The Bear Wrangler of Big Bend.
One day back in the 30’s, the oat field out front of the house became, for one afternoon, a landing strip for a real, honest-to-goodness biplane. The pilot, out of gas spied the field just in time to land. As…
People who look at this old picture always ask why the hat is hanging down my back. Well, there was a string on it, that’s why! And the string was because the horse always held his breath. I’d go to…
Some old cowboy drew the house plans in the dirt. That’s what Daddy always said. One window or door, square in the middle of every exterior wall. I’ve heard it was built for the first judge of Sutton County. Someone…
An amazing event. The Who’s Who of literati are coming. Including agents I met in New York with the SMU program. (Hello, Katharine Sands… :)) I am very excited. Year after year, I meet amazing people in San Miguel, all…
Why Go Why endure frigid nights sleeping outdoors on the ground? Why take on the burden of a heavy pack, and a long, long walk? Not just for the fresh air, or the views, or the exercise, or for the…
Camped in The Chisos Basin on a very chilly night, we’d all settled down in our tents…and THIS scary noise started up. So dark, we couldn’t see anything except the glowing eyes. No idea what it was, just that it…
Reading through my Big Bend journal… After the last hike, I made this list: – Slept in the cold. -Walked a long way. -Saw a bear, a snake, tarantulas, and deer up close. -Wandered Through a butterfly garden. -Injured an…
Big Bend! Yes, you bet I’m doing it again. Paid my deposit last Christmas, a special gift to myself, and have been looking forward to it all year long. But this backpacking thing, it’s hard. They’re serious, these guys. A…
Some wonderful old letters my grandmother kept in her jewelry box since God knows when. Gracious sentiments from a day when folks put real effort into their letters, and recipients saved them as keepsakes. Life was uncertain. Any letter you…