Native Texans hear this complaint from out-of-towners often: “It is sooo hot here!” (To which the complainer will typically receive an eye roll.) Yes, it’s hot in the Hill Country! In the summer, temperatures can reach 100 degrees and higher Read more…
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The only thing that gives Jim Sheets away is a small, red light perched on his forehead. That and his hurried movement around the Eagle Eye Observatory. He checks his computer then the horizon to the north but isn’t satisfied. Read more…
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The setting is Krause Springs, a beautiful natural swimming hole located in Spicewood. Picture sitting in the shade of ages-old oak and cypress trees creating a canopy overhead. You look straight out to a waterfall trickling down into a deep Read more…
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KINGSLAND — We spent most of the day traveling to places literally high and low in Kingsland, and my story lacked any sort of focus. I asked my new friend on the way back to The Picayune office what you — Read more…
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Jump into the river at Blanco State Park and swim along the cascading waterfalls for an escape from the Texas heat. Admission is only $4 per person and free for children under 12. After leaving the headquarters, the road will Read more…
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Every spring when the bluebonnets bloom, Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area looks like a scene out of a fairytale. The flowers span the entire park, which runs along the south side of the Colorado River on western Lake Travis. The gentle Read more…
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Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge just outside of Marble Falls is the epitome of Texas Hill Country hiking. Visitors go over, around, and across the rolling hills that gave this region its name. The refuge is huge: At 23,000 acres, it is the Read more…
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Pace Bend Park, in the far reaches of Spicewood, sticks out like a peninsula into Lake Travis and offers 9 miles of shoreline. Expect stunning views of the lake and the Texas Hill Country. There are two ways to get to Read more…
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Visit the trails at Inks Lake State Park for a hike that feels distinctly Texan. You'll encounter rocky cliffs, cactuses and cedar trees all around Inks Lake. There are 200 lakeside campsites littered about the park. I went on a Saturday afternoon, Read more…
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Colorado Bend State Park is tucked away south of the small town of Bend, which has just a post office and a general store. With prickly pear cactus, rocky cliffs and a lush green waterfall, the trails are a definite Read more…
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