For Texas Tech student Katie Doyle, an undergraduate and trip leader for the Outdoor Pursuits Center, relieving stress has one major component: nature. “Being out in nature reminds me how irrelevant the things I am stressed about are, ” Doyle said. “When you are walking through a mountain stream trying not to slip off an […]
Forging New Paths in the “Grand Canyon of Texas”
April 22, 2016 by
By Chaz Wilson Many Texas Tech students travel two hours to Palo Duro Canyon to spend weekends in the outdoors. Navigating the canyon has been made easy by trails that lead to some of the most beautiful sights in Texas. The people who forge these paths are little-known volunteers. Wynn Ross and her husband, Bill, have been involved […]
Best Date in West Texas: Sunset and Red Rocks
April 22, 2016 by
By Nicole Casperson Just two hours north of Lubbock’s flat and dusty landscape, majestic red rocks crisscrossed by erosion lines rise against the Texas sky. This is the “Grand Canyon of Texas,” the second largest canyon in North America. Formed by the Red River, Palo Duro Canyon opened as a state park on July 4, 1934. Early […]
My Senior Bucket List
May 9, 2014 by
It’s happening. The moment I have waited for since I got to this campus in the first place. *drum roll please* GRADUATION IS HERE! I have traveled through the five stories of stacks in the library, I have pulled a few all-nighters against my will, I have deliberately procrastinated until I could no longer […]
