Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
Retreat Ranch is more than a place to stay: “You come here to experience the disconnect of retreating from the digital world, technology, and the stresses of everyday life to reconnect to yourself through nature,” said ranch co-owner Shannon Jamail Read more…
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Peek into Burnet County's past — respectfully — at one of its old cemeteries. You'll find Texas Historical Commission markers at several of them. Some of the burial sites are still in use; others have faded into distant memory. All share Read more…
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Here's your list of things to do in the garden in October. 1. Place tulip and hyacinth bulbs in the refrigerator for 60 days. These have to chill for that period of time before planting in December. The other bulb Read more…
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The hills surrounding the Highland Lakes are home to the highest-density white-tailed deer population in Texas, and hunters come from all over the country each October to participate in the area’s coveted bowhunting season. I sat down with Llano County Read more…
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Throw a wedding steeped in Texas traditions in the Highland Lakes, where lakeside and hilltop venues offer an array of choices for any size celebration. Most have both indoor and outdoor options that can include a full package of services—or Read more…
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Rebekah from Cassie writes: “I hardly get much pumpkin production, and then it looks like squash bugs or something come in and cut around the stem.” So, let’s delve right in. First, some tips for pumpkin production. Pumpkins need lots Read more…
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Castell General Store is a big, yellow, hidden gem on the banks of the Llano River in Llano County where anything can happen. All manner of Texas Hill Country inhabitants find their way to the store for everything from impromptu Read more…
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Bite into a fresh chile and life suddenly gets intensely more interesting — and sometimes painful. Packed with capsaicin (pronounced kap-SAY-sn), chiles can cause tongue-tingling, eye-watering, mouth-on-fire sensations along with sweat-beaded brows and flushed cheeks. Capsaicin is a natural compound Read more…
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Fall in Central Texas begins not so much with a drop in temperatures but with the sound of shotguns at sunrise echoing through the hills as the first of the autumn hunting seasons starts. Dove season opens Sept. 1 in Read more…
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Country doves and city pigeons all from the same bird family Although members of the same bird family, Columbidae, doves and pigeons are viewed through completely different lenses. While “dove” evokes an image of a lovely, graceful bird, often considered Read more…
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