We headed out Friday night to arrive first thing Saturday at the park. We'd read some fantastic reviews about Sweet Lemon kitchen in Georgetown and determined to make a breakfast stop there on our way in. The reviews were 100% accurate - their cinnamon buns were otherworldly!
The park is about an hour and a half Northwest of Austin in Burnet county situated around, fairly obviously, Inks Lake - a reservoir on the Colorado River. The most notable feature - at least to us - is the billion year old pink gneiss that the park sits on. We took tons of pictures of the gorgeous rocks, so a slideshow is required here:
The quartz stripes, rich variations in color, marvelous textures, and fascinating range of lichens enchanted us. Don't judge! We're from Houston and we have no geology of any kind there!
The water in Valley Spring Creek was too low for the waterfalls, but the trails were lovely and what water there was hosted a wealth of birds - noisy Canada geese, egrets, herons, and diving ducks.
A chilly evening meant enjoying the night skies around the campfire!
An exploration of the area outside the park revealed this extraordinary sight:
Yes, it's a Bavarian Castle in Burnet Texas! In 2016 we were fortunate enough to travel around Germany and made it a point to visit Ludwig II's castles - Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee, and Schloss Linderhoff. We loved them, but did not come home fired with the inspiration to build one of our own. Terry and Kim Young did. They acquired the plans for one of Ludwig's unbuilt castle dreams - Falkenstein and built it between Inks Lake and Longhorn Caverns SP.
What Texas wonders will be uncovered on next week's adventure?
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