Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
This Fourth of July, party like it’s 1776. The sun will be high in the sky as temperatures are expected to hover near triple-digits. Our favorite place to spend the holiday is right on the lake—take your pick from Lake Read more…
Read more
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…
Read more
Two highways in Llano County are well-known for their scenic beauty when wildflowers are at their peak: Texas 16 and Texas 29. To avoid the traffic and explore more of the Llano area, I set out to find some of Read more…
Read more
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…
Read more
There is something special about Creekside Camp and Cabins in Marble Falls that can be felt as soon as you step foot on the property: It has heart. “We built everything ourselves,” said Diane Cornelison, who purchased the property with Read more…
Read more
Tour 135 feet deep into the earth at Longhorn Cavern State Park in Burnet County. The limestone cave is filled with minerals, including smooth dolomite and glittering calcite crystals. Lighting throughout the tour illuminates colorful striations and dripping stalactites. With Read more…
Read more
Selecting a place to eat in the Highland Lakes is like reading a “choose-your-own-adventure” book where all the stories end with full stomachs. You can select the seafood restaurant or the classic fast-food burger. You can choose Asian, Mexican, or Read more…
Read more
Wildflowers and bluebonnets engulf Kingsland every spring, giving us a nearly two-month window to enjoy their beauty. You can follow my wildflower tour of Kingsland beginning in Llano and heading toward Kingsland on Texas 29 and then south on RR Read more…
Read more
Spend the night in a treehouse after ziplining through a canopy of trees at Cypress Valley. In 1998, entrepreneurs David and Amy Beilharz sold their home in Austin and bought 88 acres of undeveloped land in Spicewood. After raising their Read more…
Read more
MARBLE FALLS — “It’s time of year again?” Marble Falls Post Office mailman Sal Castro said as he was presented with the Locals Love Us award for the Marble Falls area’s favorite postal worker. Castro has been the area’s favorite Read more…
Read more
