Matagorda Bay Nature Park is literally at the end of the road south of the fishing village of Matagorda. FM 2031 runs into the Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of the Colorado River making for one of most ...
Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As ...
Matagorda Bay Nature Park is worth a trip. Not long ago, on a quiet beach near where the Colorado River opens into the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas coast, I scooped up spiral-shaped lightning whelks ...
Between the jack rabbits and scavenging birds, I felt like I’d slid down a Texas version of Alice’s spiraling Wonderland abyss when I visited Army Hole on Matagorda Island this summer. I popped up my ...
Texas Monthly’s Small-town Travel series explores the culture and history of destinations off the beaten path, offering advice on where to stay, eat, and sightsee. Last fall, during a visit to the ...