Okay, this technically is northwest of the actual boundaries of Austin proper, but is somehow still considered part of Austin. Decades ago because of the massive flooding caused by the Colorado River, as series of dams were built which created what is known today as the “Highland Lakes.” Lake Travis is the last major body of water on the Colorado River upstream from Austin, although there are a couple smaller dams in between.
I’ve been to the Mansfield Dam Park a number of times over the twenty years I’ve lived in the area, and at some point I should present those in a chronological order to show how the water level has changed. It also meant I didn’t want to keep taking pictures of the same stuff over and over again. I did get one shot looking downriver from the Park.
The rest of the pictures were of Lake Travis itself taken from the back patio of St. Like’s on the Lake Episcopal Church. In a very surprising, and un-Austin-like manner, the resident pastor allowed me to venture around the grounds to take some pictures, even though I wasn’t a member of their church (much less part of their faith to begin with). Behind the church were some walking paths which descended down the hill, which the farther I went along the less my view of the lake became. Also as there was various religious idolatry along the path, it was not a comfortable space to be in, even though it was outdoors.
The area with the boat slips was part of the Marshall Ford Marina, and the area where the spotted low-water barrel is called Defeat Hollow (to the right). Defeat Hollow is also part of Tom Hughes Park, which was closed to public access at the time I was taken these pictures (as well as when I was writing this blog entry over a year later). The entrance to Tom Hughes Park was a winding road off of Route 620, but the park entrance was blocked off. That really wasn’t worth taking a photo off. But at some point in the future when the public is allowed to venture back to that area, I’ll see what I can see from there.
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