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 [...]

Kayaking the Colorado River in Bastrop County Texas

This last weekend we kayaked on the Colorado River from the new private access we have cleared at our ranch located just outside of Bastrop about half way to Smithville.  We dropped in about 9:30 in the morning.  It was not a very windy morning so the waters just off our ranch were calm.  We [...]

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Hidden Shores | private parks on the Colorado River

Hidden Shores is a small community along the Colorado River that has lots that range in size from about 1-4 acres.  Great river lifestyle, very relaxed.  Because most all of the properties are in a flood zone homes are on stilts and there are lots of RV ports.  Located about 2.5 miles from Smithville Hidden [...]

Kayaking on Lake Bastrop

My husband and I went kayaking on Lake Bastrop  this weekend.  It was a beautiful lightly breezy day when we launched our kayaks at the South Shore just off Highway 21 a few miles outside of downtown Bastrop.  We have kayaked a number of times around the South Shore and decided to head over towards [...]

Hidden Shores is greening up this spring

This afternoon I was out near Hidden Shores just outside of Smithville Texas showing a small rural residential property so I decided to take a spin down to see if the little river subdivision was greening up.  There were lots of residents out mowing their lawns, planting flowers, and working on their properties.  Most all [...]

Two land listings along the Colorado River in Bastrop County

Two land listings along the Colorado River in Bastrop County There are two very different land listings along the river in Bastrop County, one is under one acre in the Tahitian Village subdivision in Bastrop at 266 Riverside Drive, and the second  is 7+ acres is  in Smithville at 128 Highway 71 East . About [...]

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 [...]

Kayaking nearby | Greater Austin area | Properties available 11-4-2010

One of the things that we love to do that is a part of what I call the Austin Lifestyle is kayaking.   Kayaking is popular on all of the Highland Lakes including Lady Bird Lake ( formerly called Town Lake ) that is right in downtown Austin. Of course there are other bodies of [...]

Bastrop Riverwalk

Bastrop has a beautiful river walk along the Colorado River between the Old Iron Bridge  ( Chestnut/150 Loop and the current Hwy 71 bridge.  It is about a  one mile walk between the Ferry Park located on Water Street  and Fishermans Park which is located at the end of Farm Street.  This riverwalk was constructed  [...]