A better alternative sometimes is to find one of Austin's many green areas and take Slobber Dog (Pepper) for a walk. The other day we spent a bit of time at Bull Creek. It is a beautiful limestone creek with a bunch of trails and frequent splash spots.
There are lots of pretty little falls along the way. The parking situation is generous, and there are restrooms, too.
Be forewarned, though. You need to bring plenty of drinking water, even if you sit in the stream. All the limestone seems to suck the moisture right out of you.
This is a great family and dog place. Slobber Dog, on the left, meets a pipsqueak here.
A bit farther downstream is another shallow spot with low falls. We thought we were lucky to find running water at all.
Later on in summer Barton Creek dries up. We thought this one might be, but for a bit of rain in the last couple of weeks.
We are finding life in the deep South very enjoyable. As we continue to search for a house, we are thankful every day that we are here.
Plenty HOT on the eastern shore this summer too, Jim, so you are not missing high temps here. Guess your travel plans changed for the summer. Any progress on the house search or have you selected a specific area? Recently switched digital cameras and using a Nikon P90 now. It's still a point and shoot, but better than the Pentax model I used only briefly. Maybe one day a return to a digital SLR. How about you?
ReplyDeleteStill looking for housing down here. No decisions, yet. I am looking for the Canon t2i to be a replacement for this Olympus. Haven't pulled the trigger, yet, though.
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