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Offline RichardM

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Barton Creek short hike
« on: May 31, 2010, 12:57:04 PM »
Jennifer and her grandmother and I spent an hour or two hiking along the Barton Creek greenbelt this morning. There was some water in the creek, but most was a bit stagnant for swimming. The trailhead parking area for the Sculpture Falls area was already packed at 10:00AM so we headed downstream from 360.

Jennifer brought her butterfly net. I caught a few, but wasn't able to keep them in the net for more than a second or two.


Cool spider web.


Some type of Yucca was in bloom.


Aside from checking out a few "bear caves", the highlight for Jennifer was the "Tarzan vine". I declined to climb it.  :icon_rolleyes:







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoPzid_fCaI

That's about all the pics I took, as we spent most of our time skipping rocks, dodging bumblebees, chasing butterflies, and looking for bears.
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Re: Barton Creek short hike
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2010, 06:55:08 PM »
It sure looks like y'all were having a ton of fun!  :icon_biggrin:

Were you at the Barton Creek Greenbelt here in Austin?
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Re: Barton Creek short hike
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2010, 08:21:15 PM »
Cool.  Looks like y'all had a great time.


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Re: Barton Creek short hike
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2010, 09:03:40 PM »
Quote from: MilesOfTexas on May 31, 2010, 06:55:08 PM
It sure looks like y'all were having a ton of fun!  :icon_biggrin:

Were you at the Barton Creek Greenbelt here in Austin?
Yup. We started at the Highway 360 trailhead and went downstream to just above Airman's Cave. I spent the better part of my youth roaming those woods. :icon_cool:
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Re: Barton Creek short hike
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2010, 09:25:49 PM »
Quote from: RichardM on May 31, 2010, 09:03:40 PM
Quote from: MilesOfTexas on May 31, 2010, 06:55:08 PM
It sure looks like y'all were having a ton of fun!  :icon_biggrin:

Were you at the Barton Creek Greenbelt here in Austin?
Yup. We started at the Highway 360 trailhead and went downstream to just above Airman's Cave. I spent the better part of my youth roaming those woods. :icon_cool:

Nice!  I have yet to get down there.  It sure looks nice.
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