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Hiking the Good Water Loop

On the 18th and 19th March, I spent two days and one night hiking the 26-mile Good Water Loop around Lake Georgetown in Central Texas. I don’t know why I had waited so long to come here, as it is arguably the best multi-day hike in the southeastern half of Texas. Admittedly, the weather wasContinue reading “Hiking the Good Water Loop”

A Guide to Lake Georgetown’s Good Water Loop

I waited far too long before I backpacked the Good Water Loop in central Texas. I had some misconceptions about the trail, and had struggled to find an informative guide, which this post aims to help remedy. Below, I share what I have learned and include links to trip reports at the end, which includeContinue reading “A Guide to Lake Georgetown’s Good Water Loop”

Barker Dam: Checking out my drone for our Coast to Coast trip

After our Grand Canyon trip of 5 days, it took me another 5 days to sort through the footage on my computer and post on Instagram, Relive, and this blog. That’s an issue for England where I want to post daily about each of our 10-15-mile days. In addition, I hope to get some greatContinue reading “Barker Dam: Checking out my drone for our Coast to Coast trip”

Hiking Through a Forest Fire on The LSHT Grand Loop

How did we get here? I’d wanted to hike the Eagle Rock Loop in early January with buddies Vance and Max, but it didn’t happen. Vance and I managed to arrange the Grand Loop starting February 10th, a 3-day, 2-night, 30-mile loop following 18 miles of the Little Lake Creek Loop (LLCL) from LSHT TrailheadContinue reading “Hiking Through a Forest Fire on The LSHT Grand Loop”

Reflections on an LSHT Thru-Hike

(Originally published on the Lone Star Hiking Trail Facebook page.) (Daily blogs from this hike at https://cajunlimeys.com/lone-star-hiking-trail/) WHAT I DID. I hiked the LSHT westbound in six days, from Tuesday 11th May to Monday 17th May. I hiked solo. I did not get resupplied mid-route, and I did not pre-stash any water. Forums like thisContinue reading “Reflections on an LSHT Thru-Hike”