Primrose Trail at Spicewood (Austin, TX) – November 2021

 Getting out for an afternoon hike, I decided to go back to this place near the old neighborhood.  The most noticeable trail access point was by the intersection of Scotland Well Drive and Spicewood Springs Road (thus this was also known as the “Spicewood Valley Trail”).  The place where I entered was off of Evening Primrose Path, because there was a lot better parking over there.  Yeah, when you do the trail you’re going downhill to start with, but that’s fine.  I like it because it’s closer to the great house I had near there, until I was driven out by one of the local Austin megachurches for not being a member of said church (which is a longer story for here).

 Starting the trail at Primrose allows one to “go north” to a less-known portion of the trail where there’s a nice rock face.  Beyond that, there wasn’t much difference on this than other times I’d been on it.  I did encounter someone who was new of the trail (and the area), and we spent a lot of time chatting, as I provided a lot of information about trails in the area.  When on the trail, be open to conversation with friendly strangers.  It’s always fun to share an experience, and to pass along knowledge.