Bobby Alemán
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social
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writer. hiker. motorcycle rider.
https://texashighways.com/writer/bobby-aleman/
pinned post!
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Braving the Narrows, One of Texas’ Most Mythic and Wild Oases
An avid hiker practices mindfulness while pushing boundaries on a water walk along the Blanco River
https://texashighways.com/outdoors/braving-the-narrows-texas-most-mythic-wild-oases/
about 1 year ago
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PBS News
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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
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My most recent painting of Barton Springs ATX!!
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Best story I’ve read this year….
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8 days ago
Barton Springs like you've never seen it before, by
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social
for
@texashighways.bsky.social
. This hike is calling you, hiker people of Austin.
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
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Tracing a Raindrop Through Barton Springs
A hiker follows the path of water underground through Austin to better understand the capital city’s most popular natural attraction.
https://texashighways.com/outdoors/tracing-a-raindrop-through-barton-springs/
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Mike Hoinski
13 days ago
New OPEN ROAD essay : Texas Highways "Running isn’t a contact sport, though I’d argue the pain inflicted during endurance sports hurts more intensely than a hit you might take on the football field. In essence, you’re suffocating yourself."
@iandille.bsky.social
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Running Free in North Texas
A Southlake Carroll cross country member returns to the starting line 30 years later
https://texashighways.com/culture/running-free-in-north-texas/
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Follow a hypothetical raindrop from South Austin to Barton Springs on a 12-mile inner city eco-hike. We stop by Whirlpool cave, an old ranch, & the prettiest spot in the greenbelt, on our way to the crown jewel of Austin, Texas—
#nature
#photography
#hiking
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Tracing a Raindrop Through Barton Springs
A hiker follows the path of water underground through Austin to better understand the capital city’s most popular natural attraction.
https://texashighways.com/outdoors/tracing-a-raindrop-through-barton-springs/
16 days ago
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16 days ago
"acebuche" by ire'ne lara silva "for months i slept only 45 minutes at a time for months i barely wanted to eat for months i dreamt of all my teeth falling out and a screaming baby in the freezer"
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acebuche | ire’ne lara silva
the year i turned thirty one, i found a little park in north mcallen / with perfectly even sidewalks forming a perfect circle... ❡
https://waxwingmag.org/items/issue34/17_silva-acebuche.php#top
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17 days ago
And in 2023,
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social
wrote about The Narrows, a magical watering hole along the Blanco River. This is the all-time most-read feature on the
@texashighways.bsky.social
site.
texashighways.com/outdoors/bra...
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Braving the Narrows, One of Texas’ Most Mythic and Wild Oases
An avid hiker practices mindfulness while pushing boundaries on a water walk along the Blanco River
https://texashighways.com/outdoors/braving-the-narrows-texas-most-mythic-wild-oases/
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I found myself in Sunset Valley this morning at a farmer’s market. Micro-greens, pickles, honey, & jams in jars We stepped in line for sourdough croissants filled w choc. The bakers told me they had been up since 7 the night before. Grabbed some Turkish coffee & saw a baby with most silver-blue eyes
18 days ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
19 days ago
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20 days ago
“If you could shrink down to the size of a raindrop and flow into one of these caves, you’d travel for miles underground and end up at Barton Springs!”
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social
for Texas Highways
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Tracing a Raindrop Through Barton Springs
A hiker follows the path of water underground through Austin to better understand the capital city’s most popular natural attraction.
https://texashighways.com/outdoors/tracing-a-raindrop-through-barton-springs/
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PBS News
28 days ago
A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler.
https://to.pbs.org/49ykzxM
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WATCH: Massey family speaks at vigil after Illinois sheriff's deputy convicted over killing of Sonya Massey
A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-massey-family-speaks-at-vigil-after-illinois-sheriffs-deputy-convicted-over-killing-of-sonya-massey
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Check the Drip. Texas Highways Magazine.
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29 days ago
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NBC News
about 1 month ago
The new Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbor" has recast the spotlight on the case of Susan Lorincz — the white Florida woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked front door.
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What to know about Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman who fatally shot her neighbor in 2023
Lorincz, whose case has returned to the spotlight in the Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbor," is serving out her 25-year sentence in South Florida.
https://nbcnews.to/4ncIqGx
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A Texas motorcyclist finds his bliss on Park Rd 4. Read here:
texashighways.com/outdoors/a-b...
#motosky
#kawasaki
#motorcycle
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A Biker Finds Bliss on Park Road 4
Escape the grind on this scenic Hill Country route
https://texashighways.com/outdoors/a-biker-finds-bliss-on-park-road-4/
about 1 month ago
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I miss REDBOX. Long live analog.
about 1 month ago
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Mike Hoinski
about 1 month ago
Shout-out to Texas Highways contributor Fowzia Karimi on her Notable Essay nod in Best American Essays 2025.
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“A Barton Springs devotee traces its water source on a 12-mile inner-city hike.” Story out now for Texas Highways subscribers. Check the Drip. More to come—
about 1 month ago
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Watch it.
about 1 month ago
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Just a reminder …
about 1 month ago
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Mike Hoinski
about 1 month ago
Yes!
@texashighways.bsky.social
writer-at-large Lauren Hough and her dog, Woody Guthrie, go in search of a ghost town.
#longreads
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The Quest to Resurrect a Texas Ghost Town
A journey to find a true ghost town reveals vanishing histories and locals working to bring them back to life
https://texashighways.com/travel/the-quest-to-resurrect-a-ghost-town/
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about 2 months ago
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walking back to Rollingwood
about 2 months ago
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Mike Hoinski
about 2 months ago
One of the coolest stories
@texashighways.bsky.social
has ever published is coming soon, in the November issue, by the one and only
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
about 2 months ago
“I just want to work in peace.”
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US citizen arrested twice at work by immigration officers in Alabama, suit says
“I just want to work in peace.”
https://bit.ly/46PTVxH
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Ceviche bar Pullman’s was a nice surprise
about 2 months ago
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Mike Hoinski
2 months ago
I love reading
@marissarmoss.bsky.social
's profiles in
@rollingstone.com
of my fave country musicians. So, I was excited to discover, from this essay she wrote for
@texashighways.bsky.social
, that her love of country comes from riding horses in Texas.
#longreads
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An East Coaster Learns What It Means to Be Country
Summers spent at a Hill Country horse camp served as an apt introduction to Texas
https://texashighways.com/culture/an-east-coaster-learns-what-it-means-to-be-country/
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late2dgame
2 months ago
Rode by some cotton fields in Southern Georgia this morning. Looks like they're ready for harvest.
#motosky
#motorcycle
#shovelhead
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I don’t think ZZ Top gets enough credit for being early adapters of electronic mixed with hard rock. Listen to Legs or Sharp Dressed Man or Gimme All Your Loving, that’s a Human League drumbeat and synth line. It’s Giorgio Morodor or New Order with loud guitars.
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blogging outdoor stories was my form of busking—doing it for the reps and the love
2 months ago
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3 months ago
I mean, really, follow
@benzajdel.bsky.social
. Basketball szn is about to begin.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3 months ago
This former Dallas Cowboys standout made a surprise retirement announcement with the season poised to begin
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Former Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl wide receiver retires from NFL
This former Dallas Cowboys standout made a surprise retirement announcement with the season poised to begin
https://bit.ly/4p5Uw6A
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“Like a hologram glitch, I was moving in-and-out of a ‘vanishing state,’ lulled by the hum of my motor as it gently vibrated through the handlebars—It’s almost as if I wasn’t there.” Read my latest for Texas Highways magazine:
texashighways.com/outdoors/a-b...
#motosky
#motorcycle
#kawasaki
6 months ago
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The New York Times
3 months ago
If swimming in the River Seine in Paris was on your bucket list this summer, but you thought you might have missed the boat, don’t worry — there’s still time. The city will extend its experiment with public bathing in the river for two more weeks, its mayor said.
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Paris Will Keep Seine River Open to Swimmers for 2 More Weeks
The city will extend its experiment with public bathing in the river until mid-September. Swimming there had been banned for a century over health risks.
https://nyti.ms/45Afhjc
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PBS News
3 months ago
"Our national parks are really the place that preserves our history," Theresa Pierno, the president and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association, told us last month. "National park rangers are the most beloved and important storytellers in this nation."
https://to.pbs.org/458FUKD
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How the National Parks Service is struggling with drastic funding and staffing cuts
Summer is the height of the visitor season for the National Park Service. Last year, nearly 332 million people visited NPS sites, a record that is likely to be broken this year. That surge in visitors...
https://to.pbs.org/458FUKD
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Her great-grandma Jeanne worked in couture at Neiman Marcus in the '50s & ’60s & taught her that what we wear can be a form of art & self-expression. Shannon Perri visits the Dallas flagship as it teeters on the brink of extinction—for
@texashighways.bsky.social
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Looking Back at Neiman Marcus’ Fashion-Forward Legacy
A writer recalls how the Dallas-born chain shaped both her family’s and fashion’s history
https://texashighways.com/culture/looking-back-at-neiman-marcus-fashion-forward-legacy/
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Spacing
3 months ago
Spacing's new waterfront issue, available any day now, includes an article by Charlotte Reed about how Toronto could incorporate more swimming beyond beaches in the waterfront.
cen.acs.org/environment/...
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Editorial: Swimming in cities is a triumph of science and citizen action
As the Seine opens to recreational swimming for the first time in 100 years, we should applaud more than the science for such environmental cleanups
https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/Editorial-Swimming-cities-triumph-science/103/web/2025/06
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4 months ago
I had the great pleasure of editing this
@texashighways.bsky.social
story by Alice Scott, one of our summer interns (and a McCallum High grad). Alice is a natural—this is a fantastic piece about the one and only LARRY MCMURTRY.
texashighways.com/culture/arts...
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Larry McMurtry’s Famous Bookstore Reopens as a Literary Center
The author’s famous Archer City bookstore reopened as a dedicated literary center earlier this year
https://texashighways.com/culture/arts-entertainment/larry-mcmurtrys-famous-bookstore-reopens-as-a-literary-center/
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I still think Netflix’s Chef’s Table brings the best storytelling on TV—or is it that every come-up in Food & Bev has a compelling arc?
4 months ago
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Texas Public Radio
4 months ago
Roland Reisley is the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright, still living in the Usonian home designed by the famed architect. Even after 73 years, he told NPR, he still marvels at the beauty of the home.
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What's it like to have Frank Lloyd Wright design your house? This 101-year-old knows
https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2025-07-23/whats-it-like-to-have-frank-lloyd-wright-design-your-house-this-101-year-old-knows?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1753293495-3
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Mike Hoinski
4 months ago
Hey y’all,
@texashighways.bsky.social
has resumed posting to Bluesky. Give us a follow, will ya?
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The New York Times
4 months ago
Breaking News: A former Louisville police officer involved in the fatal raid of Breonna Taylor’s home was sentenced to nearly three years in prison.
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Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison
The sentence was a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, which had requested he serve only one day behind bars.
https://trib.al/AvIE42K
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JSO investigating after viral social media video shows officers break car window, hit man’s face during traffic stop
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has launched an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred in February, but was shown in a video posted to social med...
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/07/20/jso-investigating-after-social-media-video-shows-officers-hit-mans-face-break-car-window-during-feb-traffic-stop/
4 months ago
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Bruce Springsteen
5 months ago
Watch "Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums" on Bruce’s official YouTube channel to learn more about all the lost albums now!
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Bruce Springsteen - Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
https://youtu.be/Mo-pkzr0588?si=GLJD5YCvVR455gtH
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Roberto José Andrade Franco
5 months ago
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/t...
Read this story a few days ago and haven't stopped thinking about this part. Heartbreaking on various levels.
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5 months ago
🚨🫨💥
@texashighways.bsky.social
’s acclaimed Open Road essays now come in audio versions narrated by the authors. Our 1st one is live: Emily Gogolak’s “Amarillo by Morning,” which just happens to be our most clicked story of 2025. Please listen! More stories soon!
texashighways.com/open-road-au...
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Open Road: Audio Essays From Texas Highways
Introducing Open Road, an audio adaptation of our acclaimed essay series. Tune in for personal stories about traveling in Texas.
https://texashighways.com/open-road-audio-essays-from-texas-highways/
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The New York Times
5 months ago
Bruce Springsteen said an album “is a record of who you are and where you were at that moment in your life.” With “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” he adds seven full ones to his catalog. Read our wide-ranging interview with Springsteen ahead of the release.
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Brown is beautiful.
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Brown is beautiful.
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