Awesome Texas

Oklahoma and other plains states have been experiencing some wild weather already this spring. Storm chaser Chad Casey captured this phenomenal timelapse footage of a powerful supercell thunderstorm as it rolled through the Texas-Oklahoma border earlier this week. (Thanks, Frenk!)

Considering a visit to Austin, Texas? Take a short 45-minute South trip to the charming village of Wimberley for a stay at this wonderful tiny house from hosts Jennifer and Gregory. The house has a lofted bedroom with views of the woods, modern conveniences, and an idyllic outdoor space that includes a hot tub and a shower.

We spent a day off-roading in Toyota’s latest Tacoma, Tundra, and 4Runner TRD Pro series. All three now ride on rugged FOX shocks and are ready to take on just about any terrain you can throw at ’em. Check out our running footage, then read on for more.

We visited Toyota’s 4.2m sq.ft. San Antonio Texas manufacturing plant to see how they build their rugged Tacoma and Tundra pickups. Over 7200 people from Toyota and its partners work in concert with robotics to complete a truck every 60 seconds. (Video by Jim Rough)