You can live in Austin for over 20 years and still find spots in the city you’ve never been to. Now – I’ve visited the Camp Mabry track – but little did I know until another mom told me – that there’s also a pond to visit there. And as we were pulling up, we got to see some Boy Scouts packing up their tents to head out. The boys were hopeful to find some ducks to share their bread – but ended up eating most of the slices themselves 🙂
And if you go out next Saturday, it’s the Touch-a-Truck event!
Photos from three separate trips to Wild Basin are shown here. The boys love running the trails – though Miles prefers to be carried back up from the Waterfall Trail (hello, morning workout).
There are some gorgeous vistas and easy loops as well. It’s free to hike, and there’s parking available.
If you take the Blue Trail at St. Edward’s Park – you can come across this idyllic scene as well. Miles was happy to throw rocks into Bull Creek as we stopped in our explorations.
As long as the water stays high, it would make a lovely background for family photos – especially if you want to wade in and don’t mind getting wet as well.
Updating with some Bluebonnet field/Trail pics as well:
And from a few weeks earlier…
We went to visit Balcones District Park – I was curious if their wildflower field was doing anything yet (answer: no). But we had the hiking trails to ourselves (except for a few dog walkers) – and the playground was empty.
I’m sure we’ll be back in a few weeks to keep an eye out for bluebonnets.
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We took the boys to the trails at St. Edwards Park this week. I was curious what the recent rains had done. There was lots of debris and “obstacle courses” as Max said near the water. We came home with mud on our shoes, but now Max knows the definition of “Golden Hour,” so overall a success.
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Miles and I went to the Brushy Creek Community Gardens to see how the flowers were fairing after the Fall rain. I have a family session booked there later this month – and was happy to see it in such good shape.
Between the windmill, the multiple koi ponds and fallen flower petals, Miles had fun running from spot to spot.
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