By: Ronnie
Due to the gorgeous weather yesterday, Juliana and I decided to take a little trip to Lake Travis just outside of Austin. I Googled some parks and read some reviews to map out our plan of attack. Windy Point Park and Mcgregor Park (aka Hippie Hollow) were located within a
few minutes of each other. It was only logical that we made these our destinations. The reviews for Hippie Hollow warned that it was not actually a beach but a series of rock outcroppings (see pics below). The reviews also warned that nude swimming was allowed, the only such park in the state of Texas. Big deal, I thought. So, some people do a little skinny dipping. No problem, right?The travel time was 15 minutes from our apartment, and what a beautiful drive it was. The Texas hill country is spectacular. The rolling hills, trees, and beautiful homes perched on shear cliffs made focusing on the road a real challenge, much to Juliana's disdain. "These brakes are so touchy," was my common excuse. I'm pretty sure Julie saw through this. We finally crested a hill (felt like a mountain) overlooking Lake Travis. It took everything Julie's Honda Civic Hybrid, Ladybird, had to climb it. The view was amazing. The brakes seemed to really be on the fritz after that point.
