<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Texas Hill Country Travel — The Journal</title><description>Stories, field notes, and local guides from the back roads of the Texas Hill Country.</description><link>https://txhillcountrytravel.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Where to Swim: Nine Spring-Fed Holes Worth the Drive</title><link>https://txhillcountrytravel.com/journal/where-to-swim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://txhillcountrytravel.com/journal/where-to-swim/</guid><description>From the famous to the hidden — and which ones need a reservation before you go.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Outdoors</category><author>The Editors</author></item><item><title>A First-Timer’s Guide to the Fredericksburg Wine Road</title><link>https://txhillcountrytravel.com/journal/fredericksburg-wine-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://txhillcountrytravel.com/journal/fredericksburg-wine-road/</guid><description>How to taste your way down US-290 without trying to hit all fifty in one day.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Eat &amp; Drink</category><author>The Editors</author></item><item><title>Two-Step 101: A Night at Gruene Hall</title><link>https://txhillcountrytravel.com/journal/night-at-gruene-hall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://txhillcountrytravel.com/journal/night-at-gruene-hall/</guid><description>What to wear, when to show up, and how to fake your way around the dance floor.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Culture</category><author>The Editors</author></item><item><title>Chasing Bluebonnets: Six Drives for Peak Wildflower Season</title><link>https://txhillcountrytravel.com/journal/chasing-bluebonnets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://txhillcountrytravel.com/journal/chasing-bluebonnets/</guid><description>Where to point the car in late March, plus the unwritten rules of a roadside photo stop.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Field Notes</category><author>The Editors</author></item></channel></rss>