Japanese Garden
photo credit: Hermannpark.org. “In May of 1914, Houston real estate investor and industrialist George H. Hermann announced publicly his intention of deeding to the City…
Category: Hiking
5 weeks, 7 State Parks
7 state parks, 2 national parks and a road trip in between. There’s a lot going on in May at Bayou City Outdoors. March – May is…
Walking Tour of Downtown Architecture
By Teresa Biggar, BCO Event Leader A simple one-mile route through downtown reveals historic and modern buildings residing side by side. Along the way are…
Trail Talk on the Lone Star Hiking Trail
By Teresa Biggar, BCO Event Leader “We just passed the Dude Wipes.” Oh, the joy of trail talk! When hiking a trail, you tend to…
Rock Out Weekend Bayou City Outdoors’ Hidden Gem
By Kelly Howard, BCO Event Leader I was talking with some BCO buddies recently and someone asked about Rock Out Weekend— why is it called…
A happy hiker has happy feet
By Kelly Howard Two miles left and the only thing I could think about was trying to step softly, my feet HURT. No way around…
