Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
The evening sun is dropping low in the sky as the world gets ready for slumber. The road I’m traveling, RR 963 just west of Oakalla, winds along for a stretch, basically mirroring Rocky Creek. A pair of headlights come Read more…
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They built the gallows to send a message to anyone aiming to do “no good” in Llano County. And in 1895, Llano was booming thanks to the large number of minerals found in the area. County officials believed they needed Read more…
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The men raced toward the large hill, knowing a child’s life lay in the balance. The men, settlers from north of Llano, pursued a group of raiding Indians. Thought to be Comanche, they had taken the little girl during the Read more…
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You get a sense of calm driving the winding road around the rolling hills up to Canyon of the Eagles Nature Park and Resort. You know you’re heading somewhere quintessentially Texan and serene, deep in the Hill Country. Located on Read more…
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JOHNSON CITY — Alan Dean laughed when asked what the secret ingredient is in his and wife Susan’s world-famous chili. “We’ve appeared on television in Maryland, Texas and California,” he said. “We used to go into this long drawn-out answer. Read more…
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MARBLE FALLS — When Barry Burton, John Kemper and Gary Ott pitched the idea of bringing drag-boat races to Marble Falls more than two decades ago, Donna Klaeger had a problem with the concept. “I had to ask what a Read more…
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BURNET — With the Burnet High School marching band providing some background music, senior Madelinne Deitrich popped open the top of a can of paint, settled down on the pavement and went to work on her parking spot. "It really Read more…
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Immediately after posting the photo to social media, I received not just comments but text messages from people asking where this beautiful site was. It couldn’t be in the Highland Lakes. But where did I go? The tropics? The Caribbean? Read more…
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As Dillard Cooper raced across an open field for the cover of nearby woods, helping along a wounded friend, he probably wished he had never left the red clay of Alabama or the piney woods of South Carolina for what is Read more…
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Lake LBJ combines beautiful scenery with plenty of room for recreation. It’s a favorite for boaters, so while you’re enjoying a day on the lake, try your hand at skiing, tubing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing or just swimming and sunbathing. Need help Read more…
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