Austin Area TW Chapter (all gens welcome, even T4Rs; heck, just make it a Toyota and we're good)

Anybody know if the Bastrop trails are still a go? I'd like to play in some mud if possible.

 

Nope. City stepped up and put a stop to it.
LEO patrols on the regular now.
Big electric sign at the entrance warning against entry.

 

Go to Hidden Falls where its legal

 

Thanks for the info. The most recent threads I found on Bastrop were a few years old.

 

I was there last Friday. Really cool place. Looks like I'll have to start budgeting for more trips over there.

 

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My daughter and I went to visit my lady at work; she’s stationed at St. David’s in Bastrop. We couldn’t resist exploring the fabled Tahitian Village. That’s a fun play spot and bigger than I anticipated. Picked up a bunch of trash in a few locations so we left it better than it was. Also, had to make a stop at Buc-ee’s!

 

Hey ATX folks! Anyone interested in a (2) 12pack Weber 22" Kettle with a nice King Kong cover? Only used by a little old guy for ribs and turkeys. Can be delivered to a reasonable meet up? New ones are expensive, I just can't have 3, and I wants a smoker! Only slightly out of round so cover is fussy but fits when sitting still. Obligatory pix;




Action shot!

 

Big Bend Ranch State Park this weekend, trip turned out pretty good, lots of trails closed though.

 

So cool​

 

That's a nice pic. We really want to get out there. What were temps like? Also, why the trail closures?

 

The temperature was tolerable, mostly mid 80’s, I think it hit 91 briefly at some point Sunday, I evening was wonderful and the nights got down into the high 60’s.

The trail closures are part of the COVID restrictions, they are not monitoring the 4WD trails. I was told that they will remain closed until the end of the year. The bunkhouse is also closed.

There are still a lot of trails to explore, just not the more challenging ones. I was mainly there to scout out some of the Mtn bike trails and was disappointed the Soltario area was closed.

I planned to return with my grandson in November, but may postpone until the Solario area is open. I will try to post some pics later, it is one of the few really wild areas of Texas that you can explore with little traffic and only a few restrictions.

 

Love Big Bend!

 

Nice!, I grew up in Tahitian Village

 

I lived there as well the last 2 years of high school, and my parents lived there from 92-11. You can guess why they left in 2011.

 

Was it because their property value all of a sudden went down

 

Heh something like that, when you get $250 per tree x100 from the home insurance company on top of replacement cost of the home and contents due to a big ass FAHR. That damn thing burned the organic material out of the damn soil it was so hot.

 

Oh yeah you mean this fahr...that was the worst fire in TX history if I'm not mistaken.
I still mean mug people for throwing out cigarette butts.

 

On a better note! Things are looking up in Leander! Weikels 2.0 coming soon!

https://williamsonreporter.com/2020/09/08/weikels-store-bakery-opening-leander-location/

 

I smell a little gathering of toyotas in the mix