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.
When we arrived at the park we pulled up to the toll booth and were once again warned that nude swimming was allowed in the park and that the only place nudity was not allowed was in the parking lot. I told the cashier that we were aware and joked that it wasn't that warm. I paid the $12 fee, which we found out was the going rate for parks around Lake Travis, and pulled through. We parked and got our cameras ready to take some great shots of the Lake Travis scenery.
I was wrong. Apparently, it was that warm. The first path we walked down we encountered a man in his 60s sporting his birthday suit (sorry no pictures). Next, I was contemplating what the correct protocol was for walking by the nudies? Do you look? Do you look away? If I look away would they be offended? It was quite the predicament. No pun intended. My solution was to walk by like nothing was out of the ordinary. Ha! I glanced. It's like witnessing a horrible car accident. You don't want to look but you just can't pull your eyes away. We quickly learned that we were in the minority in the park - clothed. But this did not deter our liberal souls. We pushed on, saw some amazing scenery (the lake, trees, etc. come on guys!), and had a wonderful afternoon.
Enjoy the pics!
You two are hilarious!
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