tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719803707314253077.post9110597077024240229..comments2024-02-07T05:27:54.660-06:00Comments on Travels of a Rambling Van: Pedernales Falls State Park, Then and Nowgreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960238893013776630noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719803707314253077.post-33630577076365612632021-02-10T09:45:50.753-06:002021-02-10T09:45:50.753-06:00Up until 15 years ago we would make a long day-tri...Up until 15 years ago we would make a long day-trip out of going to Austin for shopping (there used to be, still is I suppose, a half-price bookstore there) and a restaurant meal. Been a long time since we've done that.greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960238893013776630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719803707314253077.post-64857680813811283832021-02-10T09:43:53.679-06:002021-02-10T09:43:53.679-06:00I usually go around cities too (I have a 220 mile ...I usually go around cities too (I have a 220 mile route I use to get around Indianapolis on my way to family events) but there just isn't any decent way to get around Austin, which covers a 60 mile swath of urban madness now, when going east or west. greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960238893013776630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719803707314253077.post-84150001311144660872021-02-10T06:40:26.278-06:002021-02-10T06:40:26.278-06:00Wow. It wasn't that long ago that -- while cam...Wow. It wasn't that long ago that -- while camping at Blanco SP -- the wife and I drove up to Pedernales Falls for a day hike. Hardly anyone there; we saw absolutely no one on the trails, and there was no forbidding gate. The times do change, don't they. Looking forward to your hike report. We always enjoyed the Wolf Mountain trail and stopping at the spring near the homestead remains.<br /><br />Can't remember the last time we were in Austin. We circumvent it, as we do the Metroplex, Houston, Phoenix, El Paso, or any other large city. I'd rather drive an extra hour than experience the stress of a big city.Keith Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585534962957773822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719803707314253077.post-34654363424608095632021-02-08T11:47:24.646-06:002021-02-08T11:47:24.646-06:00I was not impressed by Austin during my last visit...I was not impressed by Austin during my last visit a few years ago. Just too many people. Love parks with lots of miles of trails. Looking forward to the coming posts.Brewed Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720922279517874488noreply@blogger.com