Backroads of the Texas Hill Country: Your Guide to the Most Scenic Adventures
Product Description
Backroads of the Texas Hill Country: Your Guide to the Most Scenic Adventures
Texas has hill country? Who knew? Well, the Lonely Planet guide to Texas, which calls the Hill Country “rightfully one of the state’s biggest tourist draws . . . an area of gently rolling hills and valleys freckled with cacti and cattle ranches, lined with rivers and dotted with peaceful, picturesque little towns.†And any self-respecting Texan might know as much. Forty miles west of Austin and fifty north of San Antonio, the Hill Country is within an easy drive of two of the state’s biggest cities, putting back-country quiet and beauty within reach of countless urban dwellers seeking respite.
This book brings the remarkable Hill Country of Texas home to the back roads traveler. Whether it’s wildflowers you’re drawn to, or dude ranches, natural areas, historic sites, or quaint Texas towns redolent of history, this is your passport to an experience like no other. Backroads of the Texas Hill Country introduces travelers and armchair tourists alike to the emerging wine country of the Lone Star State, the meticulously preserved culture of East European immigrants, the “cowboy capital of the world†(Bandera), and the childhood home of LBJ at Johnson City. Follow this irresistible guide into the Hill Country, and find yourself deep in the heart of Texas.
Technical Specifications
You might also like
Backroads & Byways of Texas: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions (Second Edition) (Backroads & Byways)
Official Guide to Texas State Parks and Historic Sites: Revised Edition
Lonely Planet San Antonio, Austin & Texas Backcountry Road Trips (Travel Guide)
Texas Landmark Cafes
Backroads of Texas: Along the Byways to Breathtaking Landscapes and Quirky Small Towns
Texas Off the Beaten Path® (Off the Beaten Path Series)
Hill Country (Lone Star Guide to the Texas Hill Country)
Lonely Planet Texas (Travel Guide)
Texas Hill Country (National Geographic Destination Map)
Photographing Austin, San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (The Photographer's Guide)