sandew's Logbook

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Total Log Entries: 14 [List Them] [Map Them]
Total Distance: 91.48 Miles
Average Distance: 6.53 Miles

Average Rating:

(3.56)
Average Difficulty:

(2.22)
Average Solitude:

(2.77)

Earliest Log Entry: 4/6/2009
Latest Log Entry: 5/30/2010

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good hike but too hot
Balcones Canyonlands NWR - Doeskin Ranch - 5/30/2010 [View Log Page]
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Distance: 3.70 Miles Duration: N/A

mistake starting out at 11am didn't finish until 1:30, ran out of water and the heat was too much for the un-treed outer loop (Indian grass). Only wildlife out in the heat was a few lizards. Glad the creed was there on the trip back as we got our sweat cloths wet to cool us off.

There were lots of wooden signs going out to the last loop. Found a lot of rock markers along the Indiangrass loop, but as we exited that loop, there were no signs to go left or right to connect to the loop back to rimrock. We went left, but right probably connected too...it was hot and we were tired, so the shortest route would have been nice. Needed tio print out the map next time.

Will do this again next fall/winter when it's cooler.

End of our hike around the lake
Good Water Trail - 5/9/2010 [View Log Page]
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Distance: 11.00 Miles Duration: N/A

This was our 2nd trip around the lake, doing several miles each time usually weekly. We saw different things that we didn't see last year.

There's a candy box on the trail going east from Russell park that marks the turn along the fence to head north. It was helpful as due to the rain the trail that goes alon the road was under water. This was during January 2010.

We finished this year going east to west this time, as the last 2 miles is flat headed to Tejas camp, we felt this was a little easier than the opposite direction, in any case it's 11 miles, so started at 8 am and finished at 3pm.

The only thing we had forgotten about was the hill you had to climb (24 steps up and 19 down) before getting to the flat land. We may have taken the lower route last year due to the drought, but not able to do it this year.

Can't wait to start the hike when it's cooler again next fall (usually start about November).

great paved walk
Brushy Creek Regional Trail - 4/3/2010 [View Log Page]
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Distance: 6.00 Miles Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

new "BCRT" cement markers were put out today starting from Twin Lakes park to the Brushy Creek lake, marking only 2.75 miles (they are in 1/4 of miles, slly should have been no less than 1/2 mile). I don't know where the 5 miles or 4 miles as the cedar park website comes from, round trip, it's 6. If you go east past the dam, it's in Round Rock and then called Lake Creek Trail, I belive as we were walking to the dam and saw a cement marker "24", as the trail goes all along Hairy Man Road (Brushy Creek Road or 174).

Lots of Bluebonnets in the sunny parts of the trail, bridges and nice waterfall near the Twin Lakes park. Quite a bit of walkers/runners and bikes today, not too many dogs (which have to be on leashes). Will take my camera next time!

Great secluded area
Spicewood Valley Trail - 3/6/2010 [View Log Page]
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Distance: 2.00 Miles Duration: 2 hours

It's very treed and great area, might be great when it gets hot in the next couple of months.

Nice and Shady but creek dry due to drought
Turkey Creek Trail - 6/7/2009 [View Log Page]
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Distance: 2.50 Miles Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

It was hot, but nice trail with lots of trees and wide trail. Missed the YL on the way up, but found it on the way back. You'll miss the little "hill of life" if you stay on the left (crosses the creek at the YL). There was a trail map on the right at the YL also.

One thing, they are trying to mark the trail with rocks, but you don't know that until you pass a mess of rocks, so pick up a couple BEFORE you get to the picknic table and sign about marking the trail.

Lots of dogs that were well behaved and they found a pool of water (standing) up the top of the loop.