22
14
YOUR ULTIMATE FALL FESTIVITY GUIDE
PUMPKIN PATCHES, FALL FESTIVALS, AND MORE
42
LOST IN THE MAPLES
DISCOVERING LOST MAPLES STATE NATURAL AREA
OKTOBERFEST
EXPLORING OUR GERMAN HERITAGE AND HISTORY
CONTENTS A Hill Country Award-Winning Oil Painter.....10 Hill Country Artist Spotlight: Donald Darst
Hill Country Apple Orchards................................36
46
A BORDERTOWN GAL HILL COUNTRY ENTERTAINER SPOTLIGHT: VALERIE PONZIO
Where to Pick ‘Em and How to Cook ‘Em
Giving Thanks for The Hill Country...................56 The Top 15 Reasons Why We’re Thankful
‘Living United’ is Way of Life.......................................64 United Way of Hays & Caldwell Counties Give Back
50
FALL CAMPING
WHERE TO CAMP, WHAT TO SEE, AND USEFUL TIPS
TexasHillCountry.com / 5