Texas Hiking (and elsewhere)
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”
Sunday, December 5, 2021 Commons Ford Ranch – Waterfall Trail Overcast, warm, pleasant Ian, Court, Biff, Finn 2.7 miles One of Court’s favorite hikes in Austin is Commons Ford Ranch. There are a wide variety of eco-systems, varying terrain, and in the fall, lots… Continue Reading “Commons Ford Ranch 12/5/21”
Saturday, October 19, 2019 Hike: Riverplace Nature Trail Weather: HUMID Hikers: Ian solo with full pack Length: 6.5 miles Hey it’s been forever since I last blogged, but I’m not dead! Here in Austin we had a really hot August and then the hottest… Continue Reading “Riverplace Nature Trail 10/19/19”
Saturday, July 27, 2019 Bull Creek Greenbelt Ian solo 2.6 miles Just a few early morning pics from a quick hike at Bull Creek a few weeks back. August has been mostly 100+ every day, so hiking is not really in the cards. May… Continue Reading “Bull Creek Greenbelt 7/27/19”
Sunday, May 5th, 2019 St. Edward’s Park – various trails warm, partly sunny, humid Ian, Court, Biff, Finn 2.6 miles Another trip out to St. Edward’s Park, one of Austin’s hidden gems. It was Finn’s 2nd birthday and he’d never been here. Water was… Continue Reading “St. Edward’s Park 5/5/19”
Monday, January 15, 2018 Hike: Commons Ford Ranch Weather: partly cloudy, pleasant, mid 60s Hikers: Ian, Court, Biff, Finn Length: 2.1 miles New trail today! We went out to Commons Ford Park, which apparently used to be a ranch, and did… Continue Reading “Commons Ford Ranch 1/15/18”
Saturday, November 18, 2017 Inga’s Trail – Austin, TX Ian, Biff, Finn pleasant, low 70s about 2 miles I took the dogs out solo on Saturday to Bull Creek after Finn’s last vet appointment. He now has all his shots and… Continue Reading “Inga’s Trail 11/18/17”
Sunday, April 23, 2017 Hike: Bauerle Ranch Trail System Weather: nice, sunny, mid 70s Hikers: Ian, Court, Biff Length: 3.3 miles Court had never been out to Bauerle Ranch and we were looking for a hike semi-close to town, so we… Continue Reading “Bauerle Ranch Trail System 4/23/17”
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