Barton Creek Greenbelt | Where We Live

It is the second month of our “Where We Live” blog circle and I am excited to show you one of my favorite places in Austin, the Barton Creek Greenbelt. It is a huge green space with caves, cliffs, trails, and (sometimes) water…right in the middle of the city! My husband and I have been coming here together since we were dating, and have so many fond memories. This is the place where he proposed to me. I spent my pregnancies hiking the trails and creek-beds; I even walked the trails during labor while preparing for my home-birth with Noah! I feel so lucky that I have a place like this to take my children, so close to home.

The trails of the greenbelt are heavily wooded and so green this time of year.

2014-05-13_0001 We arrive at the (dry) creek-bed, a favorite spot for local rock climbers.

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The creek bed is full of smoothed limestone…we spent a good 45 minutes just playing with the rocks

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And then we found the butterflies!!! It must have been hatching day or something because there were thousands of butterflies! Lillian was in heaven.

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When it rains the creek-bed becomes like a raging river, this tree must have been swept here during a recent storm.

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And since it’s Thursday, how about a little “throwback”? All these photos were taken at the same place, I love how the greenbelt changes so much. It is a little different every time we go.

2014-05-13_0014 Be sure to check out the next person in our blog circle full of amazingly talented women. Sheila Clapperton, from Italy! (I know…jealous!) 

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