During a recent stay at Horseshoe Bay we made a day trip to Fredericksburg, primarily to eat lunch at the Peach Tree Restaurant, but also to browse through the approximately 800 stores crammed into the three-block downtown shopping area. We didn’t anticipate that we would leave far more cultured than we arrived…not that that would… Continue reading Acquiring Culture in the Hill Country
Category: Texas Hill Country
A Bike Ride at Horseshoe Bay
Lots going on lately. You’d think it would generate plenty of blog fodder, and you’d be right, but my next post may be entitled “10 Ways to Keep from Writing,” because I seem to have perfected the skill of literary silence. Anyway, let it not be said that I missed an entire calendar month, because… Continue reading A Bike Ride at Horseshoe Bay
Texas Hill Country 2006: Hilly, Windy, Hot & Wormy
Ordinary adventures in the Texas Hill Country
Easter Hill Country Tour 2005
The 2005 edition of the Texas Easter Hill Country bicycle tour was wet and bereft of wildflowers. Even so, it was a great way to spend five days.
Easter Hill Country Tour – April, 2004
[Editor’s Note: The following post is the longest by far of any published on the Gazette. At 4,000 words, it violates the most basic tenet of blogging: keep it short and to the point. I apologize in advance for imposing this endless travelogue upon you. Perhaps the photos that accompany it will ease some of… Continue reading Easter Hill Country Tour – April, 2004
Texas Hill Country Report…
I’m back from an extended weekend of bicycling through the Texas Hill Country, specifically around Fredericksburg and Kerrville. We put 135 miles on the longbike in three days, not much in bike touring terms, but considering some of the terrain we encountered, we were happy with our accomplishments. I’ve decided that biking the Hill Country… Continue reading Texas Hill Country Report…