A hiker was found dead New Year’s Eve on the Guadalupe Peak trail at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, read a news release from the National Park Service, amid high winds and frigid temperatures.

That’s what my brother-in-law said when I questioned his sanity after he floated the idea of hiking the Guadalupe Peak Trail. Guadalupe Mountains National Park is one of two national parks in Texas.

The news release did not share an official cause of death of the hiker. The Guadalupe Peak Trail is an 8.4-mile round trip hike with a 3,000-foot elevation gain to the summit of the highest point in ...

There is no shortage of Texas hiking trails offering breathtaking views, but only the Permian Reef Trail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park takes you into another state and showcases ancient fossils ...

The view from the summit of Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Photo by Jrossz71. (Wikimedia Commons) A visitor at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park died while hiking on ...