The Hill Country of Texas is a very special place. It is beautiful, but in a purely Texas kind of way. The Hill Country is full of swimming holes, caves, cypress trees, oaks and lazy rivers. You’ll see beautiful wildlife, winding roads, and Texas wineries. Kayaking, tubing and floating are always summertime options. There are endless things to do in the beautiful Texas Hill Country!
Famous Hamilton PoolJacob’s Well in Wimberly, TexasJohnson City has LBJ’s childhood homes open to tour.Pedernales River, where LBJ’s Texas White House is (his ranch, of course!)Quaint New Braunfels is a great place for a vacation!Schiltterbahn in New Braunfels is a fresh water fun wonder!Georgtown, Texas has the famous Red Poppy Festival! Be sure to put it on your calendar!I guarantee she wants you to eat meat free! You never know which animal you’ll run across in the Texas Hill Country!
The Famous Gruene Dance Hall! The film Michael, with John Travolta, was filmed here! It is a part of New Braunfels!Sunset over Lake Travis. Sublime. My boy Luke loves it there.Kayaking the Guadalupe on a cloudy day, just me and nature (and my guide of course, from Rockin’ R!)Spicewood Texas has deer galore! I love to look at them! Photo by Alexandra Minton PhotographyWaterfall at Krause Springs by Alexandra Minton PhotographyThese Egyptian Geese are not native to New Braunfels, but you will find them there! They flew in one day and never left! They are so pretty!Texas Hill Country is also Wine Country!
To say I loved stomping would be an understatement! Don’t miss the fantastic grape stomp at Fall Creek Vineyards in Tow, Texas! It happens every August/September! Texas Hill Country wouldn’t be complete without Longhorns! Austin is a great city, full of outdoors activities, and right in the middle of Hill Country. As the sun goes down at the Congress St Bridge in Austin, March throuh November will find a million bats taking to the sky!Mexican Free Tailed Bats in Austin! Photo by Dan PancamoBuchanan Falls, Tow, TexasHill Country! Don’t miss it!
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