Archive for Places to go

Lost Pines Nature Trails |on the Colorado River | in Tahitian Village

Yesterday  I drove  through Tahitian Village to get to the Lost Pine Nature Trails that is along the Colorado River below Tahitian Village.  This is a public park area down on Riverside Drive that offers access to the Colorado River for canoeing and kayaking and hiking, biking, and ADA trails.  It is a beautiful 30 [...]

What is up in Bastrop Texas

Bastrop is suffering like much of Central Texas from the heat and the drought but it isn’t keeping Bastropians down and there is a lot is happening in our wonderful town. Today I visited downtown Bastrop on some business and went in to take a look at one of the newest restaurants La Roux Fine [...]

Tis the season for watermelons!

With watermellon season in it’s peak here in Central Texas, the heat index high, and the drought in full swing, the cool sweet refreshing fruit is in high demand. There are piles of them at the grocery stores.  People substitute regular desserts with the fruit.  People even create an refreshing and sometimes very potent cocktail/ [...]

Bastrop Producers Market | Sustainable and organic foods

Located on the feeder road on the south side of Highway 71 in Cedar Creek in Bastrop County the Bastrop Producers Market offers sustainable and organic foods along with hand made items, local baked goods, pastured meats, soaps and skin care, free range egs, and local seasonal fruits and veggies.  This is a new kind [...]

Tack Swap in Bastrop Saturday March 12th!

The Brush Poppers 4 -H club is holding a Tack Swap/Fundraiser at the Bastrop Show Barn on Saturday March 12th, 2011. The Show barn is behind the American Legion which is on Loop 150 across from Bastrop State Park entry. This is a great time for all of us horse owners to clean out our [...]

A different type of horsepower!

For those of you who prefer a different type of horsepower, put on your leathers & brain buckets, pack your chase vehicles, and hit the big slab, doesn’t matter if you are the  front door or the tail gunner, just stay vertical, and show up, to make some “noise” at the Smithville 5th annual Thunder [...]

Texas Star Trail Ride coming up in March

The official Texas Star Trail Ride, the annual trail ride in to Rodeo Austin, is coming up March 4-12th. A huge crew has been amassed for this trail ride that includes a Trail Boss and Assistant Trail Boss, Texas Star Directors ( 15), Texas Star Scouts (10 ), the Texas Star Campsite Crew (3) and [...]

BBQ Capital of Texas | Lockhart

Lockhart was coined the BBQ Capital of the World by the Texas Legislation back in 2003. Who enjoys Lockhart BBQ With a population of approximately 14,237 (per 2009 census ) the City of f Lockhart has four BBQ restaurants  and it has been said that those four restaurants serve approximately 5000 BBQ meals per week. [...]

Images of Bastrop Texas

On a bright sunny Chamber of Commerce day not so long ago I was out and about on some real estate related duties in Bastrop and took photos of some of the visual Bastrop icons to post. I love the Bastrop sign that is at Hassler Blvd that was built a couple of years ago. [...]

Bastrop County Historical Museum

Over the holidays I went to see the Bastrop County Historical Museum for the first time. Has taken me this long to get caught up enough to share how cool it is! It is like walking in to the past! Lots of information on the people who settle Bastrop and the surrounding areas in Bastrop [...]