Stonehenge II

After my frustrations from my hikes being unsuccessful, I tried a different route this week. I decided we were going to take a day trip. Toby and I love exploring Central Texas. There are so many cool things to see in do in just a couple of hours drive.

For awhile we've been wanting to check out Stonehenge II, so that would be our destination for the day with stop offs at any places that looked interesting along the way.

Along the way we passed our favorite winery, Arc De Texas. We decided to stop in for a glass of wine on this cold, crisp day. Our plan was to sit on the roof top like we usually do, but on the way up we decided to keep warm in the indoor sitting area. It was really nice and warm in there and we still had a great view of the hills. We were the only ones in there so it was really nice to have it all to ourselves....

Next, we drove into Fredericksburg and had lunch at Hondo's. We had planned to eat there last time we were there on Toby's birthday several months ago, but they were closed. The food and atmosphere was good. Their cole slaw had jalapenos in it, it was very tasty.

We arrived at Stonehenge II in Ingram, Texas. I had envisioned it being in a pasture in the middle of nowhere, but found it located on the premises of an art center. Later, I found out that it did, in fact, reside on a large piece of private property at one time, and it was rescued by the art center because of it's threat of being destroyed...

We checked out the inside of the art center.....

Behind the art center ran Johnson Creek. It was a pretty creek, so we walked along it for a bit...

Next, we drove into Kerrville, Texas which was very close to Ingram. Toby and I were pretty impressed with Kerrville. It seemed to be a nice city...not too big, not too small. There is a large 8 mile trail that runs along the Guadalupe River, which runs through the city. We walked a bit of the trail, then walked across the river to walk a bit of the city. We enjoyed Kerrville so much, that we talked about going back and exploring it more...

The trail that runs along the Guadalupe River....

It was really a beautiful area...hills, bluffs, the river.

Once we got back into Austin, we stopped in at our downtown Baby A's location and had dinner and drinks. We sat at the bar and chatted with our bar tender and a tourist who was in from New York City. It was great conversation.

We had a really nice day, and hope to get back to Kerrville soon.