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Travels to the Top of Texas
By Russell Graves
By most standards, the Guadalupe Mountain range doesn’t fit the conventional idea of a mountainous country. Instead of a collection of individual mountains rising from the surrounding plains, the mountain range is a collection of peaks that rise from an immense and ancient reef that was once part of a prehistoric Pangeatic sea. From Texas the immense ridge runs north into New Mexico. When the ridge plays out in Texas, mountain peaks rise from the stone comprised of fossilized algae and fungi.
Approaching the range from the south, travelers see the same cragged peaks jutting out as they have for centuries. The state’s signature peak, El Capitan, stands like a sentinel over the West Texas desert while behind it, Guadalupe Peak rises to the highest point in the state.
Like any good story, a good adventure tale is made of three acts. This one is no different.
On a warm March morning, my brother Bubba and I, along with my eleven year old son, Ryan, arrive at the Guadalupe Mountain National Park. For the past three days, we’ve been planning and smartly packing for the adventure. I’ve done the hike before but never an overnight stay. Day trips up to the peak are one thing, but to spend the night is quite another. Therefore, we’ve done our best to pack the necessary gear in order to make the ascent safe and comfortable.
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By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
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By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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