After hiking in the area, I took a drive to see what was cooking in Lakeway. They had deer out to eat the neighborhood flowers, beautiful mushroom houses overlooking Lake Travis, sailboats enjoying the calm evening, and sunsets that looked like they were brushed with colorful paints across the skies.
This evening it was time for a short walk across the dam in Georgetown. There were some cool clouds about.
I headed over to the Bar-K Park for some walking and to check out the sunset. The sunset was wonderful.
I drove out to Lago Vista in search of some good hiking trails, but my first stop at Tessera on Lake Travis didn’t provide what I was hoping for. There were some awesome views to take in, however.
I went walking at Lake Georgetown and caught this beautiful scene!
After work today, I walked along the shoreline of Emma Long Metropolitan Park and then beat the heat by going for a sunset swim. The summertime people were out in full force.
Here are some sunset photos of the Pennybacker Bridge. I stopped to enjoy the view on my way home this evening.
Sunsets like these are fairly common at the North San Gabriel Dam that forms Lake Georgetown. You can approach the walk across the dam from either side – either start from the Cedar Breaks Park area or from the Lake Overlook Park side of the dam. The walk is mostly on an old two lane road that is now closed to traffic. You will have a nice vantage point of the lake, the San Gabriel river below the dam, and the city of Georgetown off into the distance. There are also plenty of photo opportunities here with birds, flowers, deer, and other cool stuff. If you have the chance to visit, I hope you enjoy the walk and the sights. 🙂
This hike was much more beautiful than I had expected. Mayfield Nature Preserve had a lot to offer in a relatively small place. I found mushrooms, wildflowers, the lake, a creek, a cave, small waterfalls, and plenty of mud to hike around in due to all the recent rains. Too much fun! 🙂
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