Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Episode 9, Season 41 of Texas Parks & Wildlife, a weekly PBS series about the great outdoors. Follow along as a young adventurer tackles her first long-distance hike on the longest trail in Texas and feel her triumphs as well as her aching feet. Visit a Hill Country state park that offers tubing and fishing on the South Llano, and hiking and biking in the hills around it.
The Hundred-Mile Hike - 1:49
Follow a young hiker on her first long-distance hike on the longest trail in Texas: The Lone Star Hiking Trail. Share in her triumphs, as well as her fatigue and blisters.
South Llano River - 18:43
This Texas Hill Country park, near the town of Junction, has the cure for what ails you. Tubing for the summer sizzle, biking for the weekend warrior, birding for the quiet escape, and some serious fly-fishing for those that crave a tug on the line.
Postcard From Texas: Breakfast at Mason Mountain - 23:34
Visit one of the new prairie dog towns at Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Central Texas. Prairie dogs are key players in healthy ecosystems—they enrich the soil and create habitat for many other species.
Chapters:
Intro - 00:00
Long Distance Hike- 1:49
South Llano River - 18:43
Mason Mountain Prairie Dogs - 23:34
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Episode 9, Season 41, Program 3409 Air Dates: November 30-December 6, 2025 & June 14-20, 2026
When to watch on Texas PBS stations: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml
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Episode 9, Season 41 of Texas Parks & Wildlife, a weekly PBS series about the great outdoors. Follow along as a young adventurer tackles her first long-distance hike on the longest trail in Texas and feel her triumphs as well as her aching feet. Visit a Hill Country state park that offers tubing and fishing on the South Llano, and hiking and biking in the hills around it.
The Hundred-Mile Hike - 1:49
Follow a young hiker on her first long-distance hike on the longest trail in Texas: The Lone Star Hiking Trail. Share in her triumphs, as well as her fatigue and blisters.
South Llano River - 18:43
This Texas Hill Country park, near the town of Junction, has the cure for what ails you. Tubing for the summer sizzle, biking for the weekend warrior, birding for the quiet escape, and some serious fly-fishing for those that crave a tug on the line.
Postcard From Texas: Breakfast at Mason Mountain - 23:34
Visit one of the new prairie dog towns at Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Central Texas. Prairie dogs are key players in healthy ecosystems—they enrich the soil and create habitat for many other species.
Chapters:
Intro - 00:00
Long Distance Hike- 1:49
South Llano River - 18:43
Mason Mountain Prairie Dogs - 23:34
Share a story from this episode:
youtu.be/Y8wyOsx3QmE
youtu.be/2Y4rAFncpy8
Episode 9, Season 41, Program 3409 Air Dates: November 30-December 6, 2025 & June 14-20, 2026
When to watch on Texas PBS stations: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml
Join us on Facebook: facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/texasparkswildlife
#texasoutdoors #outdooradventure #outdoors #texas #nature #documentary #fullepisode #texasstateparks #stateparks #statepark
