[thechat] TX Hill Country was: pease porridge hot

[Bob Davis]

On Dec 6, 2005, at 11:20 AM, Martin Burns wrote:

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> On Tue, December 6, 2005 4:44 pm, Bob Davis said:
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>> On Dec 6, 2005, at 2:57 AM, Martin Burns wrote:
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>>> On Mon, December 5, 2005 3:10 pm, Luther, Ron said:
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>>>> Luchenbach
>>>> is less than 20 miles out of Fredericksburg, so there is easy
>>>> access to
>>>> the scenic 'hill country'. And it's roughly an hour (about 60 miles
>>>> West) out of Austin and a similar distance (about 50 miles North)
>>>> out of San
>>>> Antonio ...
>>
>> It's also about 500 yards away from where we had our wedding...
>
> And pretty as a picture it is too.

It really is.

It's been a very dry year though, so you saw it in better shape. I  
was out this past weekend at a ranch, and the rancher says it's going  
to be a bad winter for wildlife (deer especially) - there just isn't  
much to eat.


>
>> I was just out there a few weeks ago. Nice place to kick back in the
>> shade with a Shiner Bock and listen to some music.
>
> But that works for just about *anywhere* :-)


;)

heh - yes, but there's something about a Texas icehouse type  
atmosphere that is instantly relaxing.

More about Luckenbach:
http://www.luckenbachtexas.com/

I really want to go to Willy's 4th of July party there some time.  
It's supposed to be a hoot.

bob