Category: Central Texas

Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt 12/21/25

Sunday, December 21, 2025 Ian, Court, Finn, and Biff About 2 miles I’m alive! I haven’t updated this blog in almost a year and that’s ridiculous. I’ve been hiking, though not nearly as much as I should be due to various life circumstances, and… Continue Reading “Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt 12/21/25”

Colorado Bend Overnight 12/17/24-12/18/24

Tuesday-Wednesday, December 17-18, 2024 Ian Solo Partly cloudy, highs in the 70s, lows in the 50s, great hiking weather 13.5 miles total I used the rest of my vacation days at work to end the year early and decided to take advantage of the… Continue Reading “Colorado Bend Overnight 12/17/24-12/18/24”

Lake Georgetown Training Hike 6/23/24

Sunday, June 23, 2024 Hike: Tejas Camp to almost Russell Park and back (Goodwater Trail) Weather: Sunny, warm, humid Hikers: Ian solo Length: 8.27 miles I could have put this on my PCT blog under training, but figured it could go here since I… Continue Reading “Lake Georgetown Training Hike 6/23/24”

Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory – River Trail 2/4/24

Sunday, February 4, 2024 Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory – River Trail Sunny, clear, mid 50s, breezy Ian, Court, Biff, Finn 5.82 miles This ended up being a much longer hike than anticipated. I blame the map not being to scale. Instead of a 1.5… Continue Reading “Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory – River Trail 2/4/24”

Inks Lake Overnight 12/3/22-12/4/22

Saturday, December 3 – Sunday, December 4, 2022 Inks Lake Overnight cloudy, chilly, slight breeze Ian, Court, Biff, Finn We made it out to Inks Lake after having to reschedule on Thanksgiving weekend due to weather. It worked out much better and I’m glad… Continue Reading “Inks Lake Overnight 12/3/22-12/4/22”

Lake Georgetown – Jim Hogg Park Trailhead 8/6/22

Saturday, August 6, 2022 Lake Georgetown – Jim Hogg Park Trailhead warm, mostly cloudy, a little humid Ian, Biff, and Finn 5.0 miles With this hike, I have officially “section hiked” the full 26 mile loop around Lake Georgetown. Only took me like 5… Continue Reading “Lake Georgetown – Jim Hogg Park Trailhead 8/6/22”

Lake Georgetown – Tejas Camp to Russell Park 7/4/22

Monday, July 4, 2022 Lake Georgetown – Tejas Camp to Russell Park HOT, partly cloudy, low 90s Ian solo 11.7 miles I completed the only section of the Lake Georgetown trail that I have yet to hike on this July 4th. I started off… Continue Reading “Lake Georgetown – Tejas Camp to Russell Park 7/4/22”

Colorado Bend Overnight 4/9-4/10/22

Saturday, April 9th – Sunday, April 10th, 2022 Colorado Bend State Park – River Trail and River Backpacking Area Windy, sunny, high 80s in the day, low 60s overnight Ian, Court, Biff, Finn About 9 miles The weather finally cooperated for our April Colorado… Continue Reading “Colorado Bend Overnight 4/9-4/10/22”

Lake Bastrop LCRA Park – Swift Trail, Gideon, and Loblolly Loops 3/5/22

Saturday, March 5, 2022 Lake Bastrop LCRA Park – Swift Trail, Gideon, and Loblolly Loops Overcast, windy, but pleasant – low 70s Ian, Court, Biff, and Finn 5.21 miles Another new trail! To be honest, this wasn’t the best hike, but it was good… Continue Reading “Lake Bastrop LCRA Park – Swift Trail, Gideon, and Loblolly Loops 3/5/22”

Spring Lake Preserve – San Marcos, TX 1/17/22

Monday, January 17, 2022 Hike: Spring Lake Preserve – San Marcos, TX Weather: cool, sunny, upper 50s Hikers: Ian, Biff, Finn Length: 4 miles New trail! Even though I went to school here, I never knew this preserve existed. Spring Lake Preserve is about… Continue Reading “Spring Lake Preserve – San Marcos, TX 1/17/22”