Camping in the Hill Country

We got back last week from another great camping trip. This time we went to the Hill Country of Texas. It's a beautiful area north of San Antonio and west of Austin. Those not familiar with Texas can click here to see a beautiful picture of the area and read a bit more about it.
(You can also click on any of the pictures below to get a better view)

We camped along the bank of the Blanco River. In the warmer months lots of people are seen swimming, canoeing, tubing here.

A few miles up the road was Luckenbach. Waylon and Willie weren't there, but there were some cowboys bellied up to the bar in the back of the post office/general store at 11 a.m. This building and the dance hall were the only two buildings in town. A sign read pop: 3

Fredericksburg is a great little town for shopping so, of course, we spent time there. There's German food, beer, quaint shops, and many benches for the non-shoppers to sit and wait.

This is LBJ's ranch and house in Stonewall. Since Lady Bird passed away this summer, the tour bus will now take you up to the ranch house. It will open to the public on LBJ's hundredth birthday in August '08. The guide told us the President spent 465 days of his presidency here. Wow--I know someone who gets criticized when he spends 3 wks. in Crawford while Congress is in summer recess.

Just down from the ranch house is the Johnson Family Cemetery. It lies beneath a grove of beautiful live oak trees near the banks of the Pedernales River. The large gravestone in the background is LBJ's. To the left of this is where Lady Bird was laid to rest. (where the flowers are). The others buried here are LBJ's parents, siblings, and grandparents.

We also went in to San Antonio to visit my friend, Frances, who moved there in May.

This is such beautiful country and there is so much to do in this area that I know we'll be returning in the future.