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Urban Hiking- Lake Pflugerville, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas
Probably the most urban hike I have done is Lake Pflugerville. Lake Pflugerville is treeless, surrounded by neighborhoods on three sides and a major road on the other. It is fully paved with concrete in the park and crushed gravel elsewhere. has no scenery, but it is three miles around the lake, so Quinn andContinue reading “Urban Hiking- Lake Pflugerville, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas”
Urban Hiking- Gilleland Creek Park, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas
If you jump the back fence of our neighborhood, when you hit the ground you are in Travis County and the City of Pflugerville, Texas. Although the City of Pflugerville unwisely has paved their trails, they have some of the best in the area. This trail runs right along Gilleland Creek. One way takes youContinue reading “Urban Hiking- Gilleland Creek Park, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas”
Beer and Black Beans…Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites, LaGrange, Fayette County, Texas
Have you ever heard of the Mier Expedition or the Black Bean Incident? This obscure piece of Texas history is not even known by a lot of Texans. After the Treaty of Velasco ended the Texas Revolution and created the Republic of Texas the dispute with Mexico continued. Seems there was a disagreement about whichContinue reading “Beer and Black Beans…Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites, LaGrange, Fayette County, Texas”
Guadalupe River State Park, Bulverde, Comal County, Texas
The Guadalupe River is among the top ten most endangered rivers in the country. The land for the park was deeded to the state in 1974. The park contains a total of 1938 acres so it is on the smaller side. There is about four miles of river frontage in the park and I willContinue reading “Guadalupe River State Park, Bulverde, Comal County, Texas”
Technicolor Sunrises- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area -Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas- The First Trip
We moved to Texas to be near the Grandkids. My step-daughter who has the kids, knowing I was an avid hiker bought me a book; Sixty Hikes within Sixty Miles of Austin. I have by the way, done many of those hikes. But one that fascinated me was Enchanted Rock. Well over his sixty mileContinue reading “Technicolor Sunrises- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area -Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas- The First Trip”
Finding Fall in Texas, the First Year, Wimberley, Hays County, Texas
We are used to the change of seasons being from the mid-west. Even throughout our 20 some years in North Carolina we saw the seasons change, in particular, the leaves. We had been in Texas only a couple of months and when asking about fall we were told, “Go to Wimberley”, there are leaves outContinue reading “Finding Fall in Texas, the First Year, Wimberley, Hays County, Texas”
Gneiss Place, Inks Lake State Park-Burnet, Burnet County, Texas- Part 2-The Devil’s Waterhole
As previously Promised, the rest of Inks Lake……… One of the prettiest places to me in Central Texas is the Devil’s Waterhole at Inks Lake. Now it is a swimming hole which cruds it up when people are around but during the school months if you get there early all that is gone so youContinue reading “Gneiss Place, Inks Lake State Park-Burnet, Burnet County, Texas- Part 2-The Devil’s Waterhole”
Urban Hiking, Hamilton Greenbelt and Hurst Hollow, Lakeway, Travis County, Texas
Another place I like in Lakeway is the Hamilton Greenbelt. You can do the greenbelt loop out to an overlook and back or at the overlook you can continue into Hurst Hollow. I chose the latter of course. Not far along the trail you come to a small unnamed waterfall. One of Quinn’s favorite splashingContinue reading “Urban Hiking, Hamilton Greenbelt and Hurst Hollow, Lakeway, Travis County, Texas”
Urban Hiking, Mt. Lakeway and the Canyonlands, Rough Hollow, Lakeway, Travis County, Texas
Anyone who likes to hike really needs to download the REI Hiking Project App. That is where I found this great trail system that I otherwise had never seen on some of the more popular apps. Lakeway is one of the westernmost suburbs of Austin Texas, on the shores of Lake Travis. Within Lakeway isContinue reading “Urban Hiking, Mt. Lakeway and the Canyonlands, Rough Hollow, Lakeway, Travis County, Texas”
Urban Hiking- Spicewood Valley Trail, Austin, Travis County, Texas
The Spicewood Valley Trail was constructed in 2005 by the United States Youth Conservation Corps. It took the corps 2 years to complete this 1.3 mile trail but because the trailhead is in the center you end up with a two and a half mile hike if you go both directions. The United States YouthContinue reading “Urban Hiking- Spicewood Valley Trail, Austin, Travis County, Texas”
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