When the water levels were low enough, we could drive up to this area. With the rains this year, it’s since been re-hidden under the waters of this lake. Bluffton: Texas’ Lost Civilization Rises from Lake Buchanan Other interesting, historical stories from the same area – Similar to the rare-earth minerals at nearby places […]
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RSS feed for this sectionYosemite – Clark’s Range Loop & Red Peak Pass
Clark’s Range Loop – Logistics: Obtain backcountry camping permit months earlier Drive car into park and obtain bear canisters and permit Camp in “backpackers campsites” before take-off in the morning Put $6 in honor box at campsite. Drive car and park at Glacier Point for 5 days – OK with permit Get ride back up […]
GPS Map Repos – Free (Garmin)
OSM Map On Garmin/Download http://www.openstreetmap.org/ http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download GPS File Depot http://gpsfiledepot.com/ CloudMade http://downloads.cloudmade.com/ Order of Operations: Download the Maps *.img file 1) Copy the existing GMAPSUPP, your old map, to your PC so you don’t lose it. 2) Delete the GMAPSUPP on the SD card / mounted GPS. 3) Copy your new map IMG […]
LCRA Recreational Camping and Hiking Areas
http://www.lcra.org/parks/recreation-areas/Pages/default.aspx Reservations: www.lcra.org/reserve LCRA Camping, Hiking & Recreation Areas Arkansas Bend Park Bob Wentz / Windy Point Park Camp Creek Cedar Point Cypress Creek Park Gloster Bend Grelle Hippie Hollow Park Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area Narrows Sandy Creek Park Shaffer Bend Turkey Bend
Marble Falls – Camping and Outdoor
Longhorn Cave Tours: The cave is 68 degrees year-round. The park offers guided tours that last approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes (a 1.25-mile round trip). For your safety and comfort, low-heeled shoes with rubber soles are recommended. The Visitor Center opens daily at 9 a.m. every day except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The […]
Big Bend: In a four day weekend (from Austin)
I left a piece of my heart in Big Bend and pop in for a visit every once in a while. While the optimal experience is spending a week or two in the desert, making the most of a four day weekend is also a great way to go. I typed both hiking and boating […]
Austin Area Swimming
Colorado River San Marcos Lake Buchanan New Braunfels Inks Lake Canyon Lake Lake LBJ Bastrop Lake Marble Falls Lake Bastrop Lake Travis Lake Georgetown Lake Austin Williamson County Barton Creek Greenbelt Lake Granger Other Southwest Miscellaneous Wimberley (more…)
Williamson Creek
According to the sources in Wikipedia, Williamson creek, running through the park, is fed by a number of unnamed tributaries which are in turn fed by perennial springs of the St. Elmo Bench aquifer. Some of the tributaries are heavily wooded, and the area been recognized as environmentally sensitive by the city of Austin. Together with Kensington […]
Canoeing the Colorado – Bastrop
We usually put in on the Utley bridge on 969. There is a turnaround and boat ramp under the bridge. Then I drive my car/trailer to Bastrop library which is adjacent to the Bastrop Fisherman’s park. Just drive down 969 and it hits 71 just outside of Bastrop. Takes 20min max. Prearrange shuttle (taxi) with […]
Canoeing Barton Creek
Barton creek not only offers a challenging canoe trip, for Austinites, it’s right in our backyard. There are three sections of the creek that are easily run. Map of Put-ins & Take-outs for Barton Creek Check your water levels before you go Download GPS Waypoints for Barton Creek Routes: 71 to Lost Creek – This […]