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Central Texas & the Hill Country

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Wildlife Refuges
*Balcones Canyonlands
*Inks Dam
*Uvalde

Austin Outdoors - Life in the Hill Country around the Texas capital has two focal points: outdoor fun and live music.

Lone Star Memories - From the Hill Country to Big Bend — rediscovering the natural wonders of Texas.
* Guadelupe River
* Hill Country

Dogs in Spurs - Even if your home is no longer on the range, there's hope for dog-loving hikers in Texas.

Texas Hill Hikes - Roaming the hills around Austin. Leave the spurs at home.

Hitting the Hills of Central Texas - Four-star mountain-bike rides near Austin.

Weekend Angler: Austin - Angling meets wrangling in the Texas Hill Country.

Weekend Angler: Dallas - Texas boasts some of the best bass fishing in the country. Here's where serious Dallas/Fort Worth anglers go to wet their lines.

Texas Primavera - Bluebonnets line the roads, white bass fill the rivers, and birds fall from the sky! Lone Star Spring.

Hill Country Mountain Biking
Five great fat-tire rides around Austin and the Texas Hill Country.
* Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail
* Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail
* The Emma Long Park Trail
* Forest Ridge Preserve Trails
* Rocky Hill Ranch Trails

Family Weekender: Dallas - Family fun minutes from the Metroplex; many of these areas are within reach of Austin as well.
* Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge * Turner Falls Park * Beaver's Bend State Park * Possum Kingdom Lake * Lake Texoma * Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge

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