Road Trip To Johnson Settlement Trail
Directions: From Austin, take 290 West/281 North to Johnson City. Drive time is about 50 minutes. Located in the Lyndon Johnson National Historical Park –Not the LBJ Ranch. (830)868-7128. Free. Fun Facts: In the 1850′s President Lyndon B. Johnson’s grandfather bought land in Blanco County that he later sold to his nephew, James Polk Johnson....
Top Ten Things NOT To Do On Memorial Day Weekend
Drink and Drive. Operate a personal watercraft on the lakes. Fish from a bridge which crosses the Colorado River within the city limits. Propel or launch fluid filled balloons from your watercraft. Swim or float more than 50 feet from the shore of Lake Austin. (The first five are real laws that the Westlake Picayune...
Things To Do This Weekend In Austin
The weather is great and the mosquitoes are not biting. Below are a few things you’d want to do even if you didn’t have kids! Bring along your camera in case you pass a bluebonnet, or two. Walk around a local Farmers Market. Take your own bags and your cash. Start off small. Visit the...
Tuesday Trainer: Hiking With Your Kids
As spring emerges, so does hiking season for a lot of us. I recently went on a 3.5 mile hike with my 3-year-old and 6-year-old. The 3-year-old is easy because I carry him in a backpack most of the time. Getting my 6-year-old through the hike, however, sometimes can be tricky. Now, I KNOW that...
