Archives for "August, 2011"
Lake Travis New Adventure
The Lake Travis is a famous reservoir in Central Texas of the Colorado River. This lake was created in 1942 in line of the Mansfield Dam construction along the western margins of Austin. It is considered to be the largest of the 7 other reservoirs in Central Texas. Because of its large storage capacity, Lake [...]
Good Times with Deep Eddy Pool in Austin
Aside from the historic structures and buildings we know in Texas, there is also another legendary man made swimming pool located in Austin, Texas. This man made pool is the Deep Eddy which is also the oldest artificial pools in all of Texas. Built and established during the era of depression, this artificial pool was [...]
Broken Spoke—Home to Real Country Music
If there’s another place to visit in Austin, then it has to be the Broken Spoke. This is perhaps the oldest existing dance hall in all of Austin, Texas and which has a very good sense of musical history for many generations now. The hall of the Broken Spoke is mainly well-known for its authentic [...]
Blooming Bluebonnets in Austin
Austin is one of many parts of Texas which is represented by the famous bluebonnets. There are at least five varieties of bluebonnets today and are all just as beautiful and blue as the other. Bluebonnets are such attractive roadside and garden flowers which commonly bloom in the month of March to signal the arrival [...]
Amazing Mexican Free-Tailed Bats at the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin
The month of March does not just mark the blooming of bluebonnets but also the return of the famous Mexican free tailed bats to the Congress Avenue bridge. These special bats can be seen from March through the month of April not just in hundreds but in thousands. Mostly female, these bats are known to [...]
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