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The Randy Morrow Trail is a five mile out and back trail in Georgetown Texas. The trail is concrete, so I guess it is still a hike although today I took Quinn with me, so it was a hike/dog walk. The Randy Morrow Trail runs from San Gabriel Park in downtown Georgetown to the NorthContinue reading “Urban Hiking, Randy Morrow Trail, San Gabriel Park to Chandler Park Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas”

Ha! This should be a short one! Had surgery for a hernia a few days ago so I am off the trail for 4 to 6 weeks. Boo Hoo! For some reason while I was lying in recovery, I got the wild idea that I would write about the waterfalls I have seen in CentralContinue reading “Waterfalls of Central Texas”

Great Hills is a large neighborhood Park in north Austin. But don’t come expecting views. Oh no. You are going to spend the day exploring three small canyons. The park gets its name from the neighborhood Great Hills which is built on the hills surrounding the canyons. The park has 4 main trailheads, Floral ParkContinue reading “Urban Hiking-Great Hills Neighborhood Park, Austin, Travis County, Texas”

I wish we lived in San Marcos. They have two large natural areas in Purgatory Creek and Spring Lake. Both have miles of trails. Purgatory Creek is more rugged, but Spring Lake is much less crowded and has more history. Spring Lake, San Marcos Springs and Sink Creek form the headwaters of the San MarcosContinue reading “Spring Lake Natural Area San Marcos, Hays County Texas”

Purgatory Creek is one of the numerous parks in the Austin- San Antonio corridor that lay along and protect the recharge zones of the Edwards Aquifer. The Edwards Aquifer is one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world. It stretches from west of Uvalde near Brackettville to the Leon River in Bell CountyContinue reading “Purgatory Creek Natural Area, San Marcos, Hays County Texas”

With Christmas 2021 behind us I had a couple days off so of course I planned to hike. Well, on December 27th we welcomed our 4th grandchild into the world, ten days early. Little Elvis is now in the building. Too much going on that day to go hike with having the other three childrenContinue reading “Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, Marble Falls, Burnet County Texas”

Yes, for two days in February 2023 our world here in Central Texas did seem to be made of glass. We experienced the worst ice storm that I have seen since I was a teenager. As pictured above everything had a coating of ice. When all was said and done the weatherman reported that weContinue reading “Our world is made of Glass and will the tree branches ever quit falling? (UPDATED)”

Is it a Quarry? Or is it a Canyon? well to solve this problem it is named Quarry Canyon as it may be a bit of both. I did a piece earlier on Balcones Canyonlands, mostly the Doeskin Ranch section. This was my first hike in Texas. On this Sunday morning with rain threatening skiesContinue reading “Quarry Canyon, Warbler Vista, Balcones Canyonlands NWR, Lago Vista, Travis County Texas.”

After our July 4th getaway to Mineral Wells I continued my tour of the Lower Colorado River Authority parks. This is the last of the LCRA parks around Lake Travis or should I say the last that offer hiking. Several others are mainly boat ramps, swimming holes and picnic grounds. This is like Arkansas BendContinue reading “Pace Bend Park, Spicewood, Travis County Texas”

When I did my previous post on Fort Parker State Park, I indicated that when I got the chance to get momma to the old fort I would. Well, here we are on the way home from Mineral Wells. It was a bit out of the way, but we are here. Old Fort Parker isContinue reading “Old Fort Parker Historic Site, Groesbeck, Limestone County Texas”