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Prenez-moi dans les bois

5/11/2016

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It's been an incredibly busy few weeks of pushing through life at the IRS alongside a few hours of freelance work here & there. Yes, I'm adamant that I will make some coins while here in Austin but certainly haven't forgotten how to ride my bike and have some fun, too. 

A few Saturdays ago, I walked 6 miles of the Violet Crown Trail,  Austin's newest trail system that once completed will be a  30-mile trail through the urban wildlands.  While the city continues to have growing pains, they are not forgetting about green space!

Last week I played hooky for a day and drove 2 hours out to hill country to Enchanted Rock. Legend has it that the Tonkawa Indians named this 425-foot pink granite batholith believing a Spanish conquistador cast a spell on it, making magical ghost fires glow at the top. It was a lovely day of trail hiking at a time when the wildflowers were at their absolute best. On the way home, I also made a stop in the town of Llano, "the deer capital of Texas" (population 3,232). 

While I am indeed ready to return to life on the road, my Austin list continues! 
9 Comments
Eileen
5/12/2016 08:36:56 am

Judy: Happy to read that you are out and about. Cannot picture you cooped up in that IRS office. Unique photos that capture places unseen by most.

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Karen
5/12/2016 11:39:10 am

Judy: Great to hear from you and know you are alive and well! I will write back soon. Also, school still has 4 weeks to go. Can you tell that I am counting also!

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Judy
5/14/2016 07:48:55 pm

Karen ... look forward to your update! I'll be checking emails daily through May 31st then occasionally till June 16th then out of the country but blogging when I can :)

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Claudette
5/15/2016 04:21:54 pm

As usual, I'm loving your photos. The wild flowers are beautiful, the scenery along the trails, the granite. I would never have guessed that Texas could be so pretty having only been to Dallas.

I'm looking forward to the next adventure that you will hopefully share with us.

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Judy
5/15/2016 05:56:18 pm

Claudette,
Thanks for visiting! I expect one more Austin entry before I go then on to a few states not seen in 2015 before I cross the border. Stay tuned!

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Sue Tyler
5/16/2016 10:01:14 am

Glad you played hooky so you could post pics for us. Try not to keep us waiting so long next time, lol!
Looking forward to more. I miss your smiling face and biking camaraderie. Let us know how the pie is up north!

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Judy
5/18/2016 09:01:33 pm

Hey girlfriend! You can expect one finale blog entry at month's end before I hit the road! Funny that you mention pie as I just found a spot in Hamilton, Ontario that I can bike to just for that reason!!! :)

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Ed Condon
5/22/2016 07:54:35 pm

Austin suits you. A wild child like you and the IRS, hard to believe. With your inspiration, I leaving for Nepal next week to do some work in orphanages and hike to Everest Base Camp with Gods help! You should know that when I go to the Easton Diner I think of you. Oh yes make sure you have 8 potato chips tomorrow, and only 8!

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Judy
5/22/2016 08:30:13 pm

Ed ... Nepal next week? Everest? This is quite a change sir! If you have time, drop me an email with a few details on how this came about. Still in the DC job? When do you return? I leave Austin in 10 days and hit the road again but in the U.S. till 6/16 to communicate! Let's! j.

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