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Texas Hiking (and elsewhere)
Category: Hike
Barton Creek Greenbelt – Full Length 4/14/19
Sunday, April 14, 2019 Barton Creek Greenbelt – Full Length Perfect weather – sunny and 70s Ian, Court, Brian, Biff, and Finn 8.9 miles I have never done the full Greenbelt end to end so we decided to tackle it with my buddy Brian… Continue Reading “Barton Creek Greenbelt – Full Length 4/14/19”
Pedernales Falls SP – Jones Spring 3/31/19
Sunday, March 31, 2019 Pedernales Falls SP – Jones Spring Chilly, overcast, 40s-60s Ian, Court, Biff, Finn 6.5 miles We got out to Pedernales Falls and did some of the trails in the southern part of the park that are much less traveled than… Continue Reading “Pedernales Falls SP – Jones Spring 3/31/19”
McKinney Roughs 3/10/19
March 10, 2019 Ian, Court, Biff, Finn Overcast and cool 5.4 miles One of our favorite hikes near Austin is at McKinney Roughs Nature Preserve. It is run by the LCRA and has gotten a lot more maintenance lately because they opened a zip… Continue Reading “McKinney Roughs 3/10/19”
Riverplace Nature Trail 2/24/19
Went out with Greg to the Riverplace Nature Trail the week before they started charging $10/head/pet to hike there. I do understand the need to limit crowds, as it has gotten extremely popular, but $10/dog? That seems a bit overboard. Anyway, we did the… Continue Reading “Riverplace Nature Trail 2/24/19”
Rim Trail, Lakeway, TX 2/17/19
Hike: Rim Trail, Lakeway, TX Weather: cool, sunny, mid 60s Hikers: Ian, Court, Biff, Finn Length: 3.14 miles This was a nice short hike back out in Lakeway starting from the Mt. Lakeway trail head. Our goal was to take the trail all the… Continue Reading “Rim Trail, Lakeway, TX 2/17/19”
Balcones Canyonlands NWR – Doeskin Ranch 1/20/19
Sunday, January 20, 2019 Hike: Balcones Canyonlands NWR – Doeskin Ranch Weather: cool, clear, mid 50s Hikers: Ian and Greg Length: 3.7 miles This is one of my favorite hikes, though I don’t do it that often because there are no dogs allowed due… Continue Reading “Balcones Canyonlands NWR – Doeskin Ranch 1/20/19”
Tyler State Park (belated) 7/14/18
Saturday, July 14, 2018 Hike: Tyler State Park – ‘A’ Loop Trail Weather: warm, sunny, upper 80s? Hikers: Ian, Biff, Finn Length: 2.6 miles I totally forgot to blog this when it happened back in July. I only remembered it because I was going… Continue Reading “Tyler State Park (belated) 7/14/18”
Inks Lake Overnight 11/24/18-11/25/18
Saturday and Sunday, November 24-25, 2018 Inks Lake State Park Ian, Court, Biff, Finn As is becoming tradition, we headed out to one of our favorite state parks for Thanksgiving weekend. This was originally slated to be a two night affair, but some exciting… Continue Reading “Inks Lake Overnight 11/24/18-11/25/18”
Palmaria Island – Portovenere, Italy 9/28/18
Friday, September 28, 2018 Palmaria Island – across from Portovenere 4 miles This hike was not really planned. The idea was to take the ferry across the bay to Palamaria Island and rent kayaks and explore the coast line. We had… Continue Reading “Palmaria Island – Portovenere, Italy 9/28/18”
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