Category Archives: Parks

On a trip to visit family I found myself with an hour to kill in downtown Baltimore.  Wanting to stretch my legs I consulted the map and saw a big square of green labeled Patterson Park.  I was born in Baltimore and spent much of my life in the area but had never heard ofContinue reading “Urban Treasures”

The Pedernales (pronounced “Per-din-al-is” to you foreigners) river drains much of the hill country west of Austin.  Arising in Kimble County, the Pedernales flows through Fredericksburg, the LBJ Ranch, Johnson City, and ultimately meets the Colorado River in Lake Travis.  About an hour west of Austin, the river drops over Pedernales Falls.  Over 4,000 acresContinue reading “Pedernales Falls”

A playground in the Hill Country and a jewel of a park.