Canyonlands – Hike

Oct9

This hike had a lot of features. You first traced along the rim of a canyon, with fields to your right side and a sheer drop off to your left side. Then after a few butterflies and a bluejay sighting, the trail rolled off into the canyon and across a dried up stream bed. Up a hill, and then an option for a steeper hill trail, but I was running out of sunlight. Then get lost a little bit, take a wrong turn, watch the doves fly out of the grasses as I approached them, discover a groovy treehouse someone has created, turn back to the canyon trail, hope this version takes me out of the canyon and not further into it, by a dried up pond, listen to the frogs kick off their nightly songs, up a hill, and back towards the welcome sight of the power lines that lead me to my air conditioned car. All accomplished just before the sun sets on the other side of the canyon. Fun times!

Canyonlands – Trail Map

Oct9

I returned to Lakeway again this evening to continue exploring the parks and trails here. The Canyonlands Park is a great place for roaming around. You follow the humming power lines into the canyon area, and then you hike around and get lost. It is a nice series of trails, so don’t tell too many people about our secret. 🙂

Southwestern University

Oct8

I went to see a film as part of the third annual Interdisciplinary Spanish Film Festival at Southwestern University this evening. I got there a little early and went for a short walk around the Campus. There was green grass, historic buildings, gray cloudy skies, stately oak trees, and plenty of squirrels zooming around. In case you are wondering, the film was called “Siete cajas” and was a story about a 17 year old pushcart porter working the Mercado 4 in Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay. The film is billed as a Paraguayan thriller film, and it delivers pretty well if you have the chance to see it someday.

Third Chicken

Oct7

Chicken, Chicken, Goat, Dragon, Rabbit, Horse, Chicken…

And as an extra bonus this time – Dragon stamp card!

The Martian

Oct6

At times, the laws of physics and common sense are totally ignored. This is not good for a NASA flick. If you can let science go, then the movie has its moments.

PizzaRev

Oct5

Dinner tonight was at PizzaRev in Round Rock near the Outlet Mall. You get in line, choose your sauce and cheese, add all the toppings you want, then watch as they place your pizza in the oven. My pizza had BBQ sauce, Italian cheese, Bacon, Canadian Bacon, Meatball, Spinach, and Garlic. The pizza is cooked quickly with a thin crust, and it turns out to be totally yummy.

Capitol II

Oct4

More walking around at night. This time at the Texas State Capitol Building.

Reflections

Oct4

I walked around the University of Texas campus this evening since the weather was so beautiful.

Gridiron Glory

Oct4

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum has a traveling exhibit from the Pro Football Hall of Fame called Gridiron Glory. I hope you are a fan of the Dallas Cowboys! I grew up watching them, lived less than a mile from the old Texas Stadium in Irving, attended many games as a fan, and even worked as a souvenir salesperson as a teenager. So obviously, my photos from the exhibit are slanted towards the Cowboys. There is much more to see, and the exhibit will be here until January if you want to come to Austin for a visit. 🙂

Chalk Walk

Oct3

Today was the Chalk Walk Festival in Downtown Round Rock. There was lots of great art, food, drink, live music, booths and a petting zoo complete with a baby pig. The weather was also perfect for strolling around and checking out the artist’s fine work.