Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
BURNET — Ronald Burton enjoys a view of rodeos that few spectators will ever see. Well, maybe “enjoy” isn’t the right word unless you love putting yourself between a fallen bull rider and an angry 2,000-pound beast fully bent on 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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Take an adventure to see a dazzle of zebras and other exotic creatures such as kangaroos, camels and more on a Hill Country safari at the Exotic Resort Zoo in Johnson City. On the day I visited, I was tossed 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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SPONSORED CONTENT Like any hardworking adult, occasionally I need to get away from it all and just relax. I made up my mind, blocked out my schedule for a long weekend and began to plan my vacation. I knew I Read more…
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For a fun way to spend an afternoon, take a walk through the historic downtowns in the Highland Lakes. Go from city to city, combining a love of history, art, wildflowers and shopping in a day trip. LLANO Established in 1856, Llano’s historic square is Read more…
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It’s bluebonnets season in the Texas Hill Country, and that means it’s time for Texans’ annual tradition of taking bluebonnet photos. Some of us like taking pictures of the state flower in a field awash with them. Others of us 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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One of the oldest theaters in the United States is still going strong in Llano. The LanTex Theater was built in 1927, the first year “talkies” came out, at the end of the silent film era and the height of Read more…
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