Mckinney and Austin pictures

McKinney Falls State Park, right by Austin.

Red shouldered hawk

The Capitol at Austin

 Higher than any other original dome in the States....even Washington.  The star is 8 ft across......

...that's way up there.

They're right into Texas Patriotism, with every chandelier spelling Texas.

This is the only state where they are allowed to fly the state flag on the same pole as the national flag.

This very fancy water fountain just needs water pressure.

At the visitor center we met these two cowboys from the XIT ranch.

The girls can have this jag.  The guys will take the Dodge truck in San Anton.

At McKinney Falls we had lots of space to set up and play.

The limestone at the falls gives a sort of moon scape.

A good place to challenge your balance.

Fishing at the upper falls.......

.....and just above the lower falls.

Jake gave up on modern methods and tried the more traditional gaffing.

The lower falls

Some great bouldering rocks.

The guardian of the fort.

Lots of cool limestone formations here.

Just 1 hour drive from Mckinney and we were at another beautiful state park.

A 20 minute hike to the top is well worth the effort.
This batholithic rock has over 200 acres of exposed surface, as the tip of a 100 sq. mi. iceberg, so to speak.

 We carried on toward South Llano, where everyone seems to know the GPS will mess you up every time.

Sunset at South Llano, which has a lot of closed trails, so we only stayed one night.

Yesterday, travelling on the 80mph I-10, we had our first trailer tire blow out at 70mph.  It only caused minimal cosmetic damage, and gave me something more to do today. More pictures to come.