2008 Texas Hill Country Adventure Cycling Tour
273 miles, 9500 calories, 14,537 ft of Elevation Change
Ok I'm ready with 2 bikes and 2 Kayaks for a cycling and kayaking trip!
Eli and I arrive at McKinney Falls State Park just outside Austin Texas where we are to start our cycling adventure.
First Map Meeting, about 50 riders attended this adventure
Eli riding his Cruzbike Silvio towards New Braunfels
The area is hilly, with small lakes all over
Biggest gun in Texas, hehe
Eli approaches a hill
He didn't make it! So he walks up, he'll get better over time
I-35 Northbound with Austin up ahead
Riding into Gruene, TX
Famous Gruene Dance Hall
hehe
Some Blue Bell icecream in front of the general store/ice cream shop
2008 Smart ForTwo car!
A few people tubing down Guadalupe River
Biggest damn mailbox
Tubing Industry is big business along the Guadalupe River
Guadalupe River just outside New Braunfels
DAY 2 - New Braunfels to Blanco State Park
Some of the beautiful vacation/summer homes people have along the river
This gives a better viewpoint of the hills we were up against in this area.
Pecan Trees
Little Blanco River
DAY 3 - Blanco State Park to Fredericksburg
Leaving the state park to get to Fredericksburg, using my new Cruzbike Silvio
Pedernales River
Pedernales River, LBJ Ranch on the other side
Me standing in front of a statue of President Lyndon B Johnson
Neat fruit market on the side of the road
DAY 4 - Layover Day - Hiking Enchanted Rock
On top of the world! Enchanted Rock
Time for a Yoga Tree Pose?
Library in Fredericksburg, was a courthouse previously
Beautiful carving of a tree into an eagle!
25lb Howitzer seen at the Nimitz Museum
DAY 5 - Fredericksburg to Pedernales Falls State Park outside Johnson City
These hills never stop!
Wildflowers growing on the side of the road
Eli and I stop for lunch in Johnson city at El Rancho Mexican Food
A small deer I saw darting around
Pedernales Falls
DAY 6 - Pedernales Falls State Park to Dove Springs Park, Austin
I'm telling you these hills roll on forever
Some masterplanned community near Dripping Springs
Riding through Buda
Downtown Buda
The extremely large Cabela's in Buda
Freeway construction south of Austin just north of Buda
Misc Pictures taken by others
