Early anniversary present from Jenny - she knows me WAY too well!
I went on a short camping trip during the middle of this week to gather some of my thoughts, get in some good hiking and cycling, and just generally clear my head. I Headed out to Lost Maples Natural Area State Park, knowing very little about the area other than it is popular in the fall when the leaves change (being Texas this means November!).
At this point I should say that having lived in Austin for 4 years now, I have developed some ingrained opinions about Texas. I love Austin. But after growing up in WA and going to college in western NC I’ve never felt Texas was particularly pretty. The “hill country” west of Austin has always been a bit of a disappointment. Boy did that all change near Lost Maples! This area was absolutely gorgeous. The picture from this post was taken during a 75 mile bike ride I took on Wednesday near the accurately named town of Utopia, TX.