Beware the Chupacabra

by RoadRunner | Feb 4, 2019 | history, nature, San Antonio insider, tips

The legend of the chupacabra is a surprisingly recent one, originating in Puerto Rico in 1995. The name means “goat sucker” in Spanish, and a series of farm animal mutilations on the island were attributed to a horrific lizardy creature, like the one...

The Not-A-Frog Bridge in Brackenridge Park

by RoadRunner | Jan 21, 2019 | art, Japanese Tea Garden Walk, nature, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

After the Texas Trail Roundup Sunday walk someone asked us about San Antonio’s “Frog Bridge.” Actually, it’s a TOAD bridge (although everyone calls it the frog bridge. Goes to show what we know.) The city commissioned ceramicist Diana Kersey to...

Cleaning the San Antonio River

by RoadRunner | Dec 4, 2017 | nature, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

After the Texas Trail Roundup a few walkers mentioned that parts of the Mission Reach of the Riverwalk — Saturday’s walk — were a little trashy. Oh, the embarrassment! Just the Saturday before, the city had hosted its annual “Basura Bash...

A Monarch Champion City

by RoadRunner | Jun 26, 2017 | nature, San Antonio insider

In March, Monarch butterflies leave their winter home in Mexico and head north, some as far as Canada. Many of them stop over in San Antonio to lay their eggs, which become caterpillars and eventually turn into baby Monarchs, which are the butterflies that eventually...

Two Awesome Things You Probably WON’T See: Bats and Bluebonnets

by RoadRunner | Jan 18, 2017 | nature, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

We picked the end of February for the Texas Trail Roundup because we typically have shorts-and-T-Shirt weather while the rest of the country is bundled up in boots and parkas. It’s also the closing days of the world famous Stock Show and Rodeo. But, dang it!...