I had to take 2 weeks off from hiking because of awful shin splints. I went back out to Spicewood Valley trail and could barely make the 2 mile round trip. So I diligently stretched, bought new insoles for my shoes, and mentally prepared myself for my first “big” hike of February. I’ve hike the […]
On January 14, Brian and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary. This year, we went out to Alpine and Marathon, Texas, to look at properties to buy (spoiler: we’re not moving out there) and then to hike at Big Bend National Park. On this journey, we hiked out to Cattail Falls. It was almost 7 […]
My first solo hike after the new year was the Mayfield Park and Preserve right in the middle of Austin. I had a cup of Juiceland in hand and a backpack full of pens and journals. My plan was to hike to a comfortable spot, then sit down and write my 2021 goals. While I […]
An hour’s drive southwest of Austin, you find Pedernales Falls State Park off Hwy. 290 behind an unassuming entrance. We drove out on Monday, December 28 & were met with a locked gate. The park was closed to the public… BUT we had a way in. Our family friend, Lisa, is living and working at […]
I honestly didn’t believe Spicewood Valley Trail existed. My favorite hike in Austin is St. Edwards trail, and this was on the way to that, but since I’d never noticed it before, it obviously didn’t exist. But I plugged in the address to Google – 7 minutes from home – and pulled awkwardly into a […]
My grandpa, Jesse Edwards, died at 1:15 am on Friday, December 18, 2020. I woke up to a text from my dad, immediately called into work (after a bit of crying), and drove down to New Braunfels to be with my family. My family hadn’t planned on seeing each other until New Year’s Eve, so […]
Wow! The Overlook Trail at Lake Georgetown was a hidden gem. I fell in love before I even got to the park. You drive north on I-35 from Austin, which is always soul crushing. You then exit one of the busiest exits in Georgetown and navigate down a road with lots of construction. Also soul […]
Some days you don’t want to drive far, and when that happens you just pick the closest hike to your house. On this particular Saturday that was Brushy Creek Regional Trail in Cedar Park. I drove the 12 minutes north and was honestly a little bummed when I got there — it was just a […]
It’s amazing how you can live within an hour’s drive of something your whole life but never realize it’s there. The city of Lockhart – with its BBQ and State Park and who knows what else – is one such place for me. I met my sister Jessica and mom on a Saturday afternoon to […]
On the most perfect Sunday afternoon, I met up with my sister Jessica, and her two little ones Pepper Jo & Danzig, and we make the drive to the southwest corner of San Antonio. As we drove up, Pepper Jo exclaimed: “I thought you said we were going hiking! This is a neighborhood.“ And then […]