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Articles by Ira Kennedy This is the place for Texas history - readable and knowledgeable stories |
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History of ER Enchanted Rock is Central Texas’s most intriguing and enigmatic natural landmark. Rising from the surrounding oak savanna amid a chain of rugged granite hills, the massive granite dome rises 325 feet from base to summit and covers an area of one square mile. |
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Balcones Canyonlands descriptionss, events, wildlife and volunteering opportunities |
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Parks: Central Texas short descriptions of the Llano Uplift and Lakes parks |
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Central Texas Parks hill country parks on trails.com |
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Peaceful Springs Nature Preserve Started as a ranch belonging to David Castleberry's parents, he & his wife Cynthia, converted the ranch to a nature preserve in order to protect the property for future generations. This is a private preserve with workshops and tours for fee. Volunteer activities sometimes available |
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Enchanted Rock Breath-taking, awesome, intriguing, and beautiful - city of Llano site |
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TPWD Calendar state park events by date some of these may qualify for advanced training and/or volunteer hours |
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Enchanted Rock Summit Trail Austin explorer site. If this is not on the 1000 places to visit, it should be. For four years, I have walked to the top once each year. Volunteer hours available, mostly trail building |
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Texas State Park Guide interactive map with park locations yields descriptions |
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ER Archeology more on the preHistory of Enchanted Rock |
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Travis County Parks click guide to the individual parks. These are all maintained by Travis county and have a small entrance fee |
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Hill Country Park Guide guide to parks and scenic routes |
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Travis Parks pdf with map locations of the parks |
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Hill Country State Parks click keys to parks, notes about facilities |
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Westcave Preserve outstanding park with unique habitat - part of the HLMN program |
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