July 2001

Palmetto SP-Texas

20-22 July  About 4 hours W of Houston

This park is a good place to kick back, do some camping, hiking, and side trips. The nature trail is excellent. Biking is really limited since trail riding is not allowed. The sites are all good with some better than the others. Side trips are suggested into Shiner. The town is an old one with a fairly good attempt at refurbishment. Be sure to try to see the Spoetzl Brewery where Shiner Beer is made. Tours are not available on weekends for some weird reason. Be sure to check out the Home Plate Sports Restaurant for some good eats. Just ask anyone for directions.

Entrance to the park

Smile!

Photo OP in front of some Palmetto plants

Rhonda at the Water Tower

Tower built in the 30's by the CCC

Old wagon wheel grown right through a tree

Time out for a shade and juice break

I think we are at the end of the trail

This sure is a neat old water tower

Rhonda found some cool rocks and shade

Togetherness is the whole idea

Relaxing on a warm day

Time to get in some reading

We went swimming on the San Marcos River

And went wading in a spring

Some of downtown Shiner

Shiner Brewery. They sure make a good Bock...