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Farm to Market Road 170

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If you want a beautiful drive in Texas, you should try the Farm to Market Road 170.  It is now one of my absolute favorites!  There are wonderful views of the Rio Grande River, the Border of Texas and Mexico, the mountains of Big Bend Ranch State Park, the desert, and incredible sunsets.  For the majority of my drive, I had this road all to myself, which is both scary and awesome.  I kept wondering what would happen if my car broke down, then I would turn a corner or rise over a hill and be mesmerized by some new scenery that would help me forget my concerns.  Trust me, it is one drive you should enjoy if you find yourself in this part of Texas.  ðŸ™‚

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Floodgates

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I took a walk this afternoon to examine the condition of the Colorado River at the floodgates of Tom Miller Dam.  I started at the dam, and then went down for a loop around the trail at Red Bud Isle.  The Isle was partially flooded, but some of the trail remained accessible.  After taking some photos of the flooded state of the river, I returned back up the hill to end up at the dock across from the Hula Hut restaurant.  It turned out to be a nice walk, and a great evening.

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Below the Dam

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As the sun began its early descent, I embarked down the hill below the North San Gabriel Dam.  This is a nice, paved trail that takes you to the base of the Dam where the rushing water outlet allows the San Gabriel River to continue on its path through Georgetown.  When the days are longer, I will return to explore more of this area.

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Three Herons

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Besides the beautiful San Gabriel River sunset, can you spot the three Herons?  Now that we have experienced “Fall Back” there will be more evening walking, and less evening hiking.  I have to get out of work on time to get a nice walk in before dark.  And you don’t want to get caught out after dark when all the monsters start terrorizing the neighborhood.

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