Apr 5, 2012 - Badu Park - Llano Texas and our Campsite

We arrived in Llano, Texas today. Llano is in Hill Country and when we were checking our route home we decided to stay a few days here because the wildflowers were outstanding in this area this year. I think we were a little late because we left the valley so late this year but in previous years, we would have been just at the peak time. When Lee was checking for campgrounds, he found that Llano had a city park with some campsites right along the river and the charge was $15 a night for full hookups. So, if you are heading this way, we...

Feb 14, 2012 - Llano Texas and Willow Loop plus Rosa Donkey Ranch

February 14 2012 Llano Texas Valentine Day Nancy and I make at least one trip to Llano Texas on every visit to the Hill Country. This year is no exception. Today was Valentine's Day and instead of Chocolate we decided to go for BBQ. In my opinion the best Texas BBQ is Cooper's in LLano, which is the original store. Several of our friends from Cottonwood RV Park joined us. They were not disappointed in the food or the trip. . As usual the food was great and there is plenty of it. Here is the website for Coopers. Please Click HERE This is...

Jun 13, 2011 - Relaxing and Chilling Before the Trip

We hit up some of the local Llano sites! Made a stop by Fuel for morning coffee and then headed next door to A Rosy Outlook and introduced Alisha to the wonder that is!! After spend some "Ireland Money" we headed out for lunch. Homemade chicken fried steaks, mashed potatoes, ranch-style beans, salad, all washed down with sweet tea and a helping of Apple Pie! Granny and Grandpa are treating us right!! After lunch we toured the Kothmann homestead, the house where Cori's grandmother grew up. Then we headed to the cabin, relaxed for a bit,...

Apr 4, 2011 - Llano TX, Coopers BarBQ and Willow City Texas

The Cottonwood Winter Texans spent the day touring Llano Texas and having lunch at the famous Cooper’s Barbecue Restaurant. Following that we will head for the Willow City Loop in hopes of seeing a lot of Texas Wildflowers. Llano was founded in 1855 on the banks of the clear spring-fed Llano River and became the county seat in 1856. Well established by 1860 with stores, saloons, and a hotel there was no church in the rough frontier village. Llano was the last train stop for settlers heading west. Travelers heading west from Llano faced...

Jan 19, 2011 - Bald Eagle Aerie East of Llano

This morning, just as I entered the parking lot in the complex where my chiropractor's office is, Sweet Pea's odometer turned over to exactly 50,000 miles. That surely entitles me to something special today. :>) From there, I drove up to the bald eagle aerie about seven miles east of Llano. At first, I waited a long time at what I thought was the right place but never did see any eagles. A man stopped and told me that the eagles had built a new nest about 150 yards to the west and a little closer to the highway. I moved there and, sure...

Jul 12, 2010 - Nice City RV Park

From Llano River Golf & RV Resort – Llano, TX Boy, this Texas heat and humidity is really bad after almost 5 months of being in cooler temps and humidity that was seen in the teens and twenties more times than not. Next year’s travel route will see us not returning south of the Mason-Dixon Line until after mid October at the earliest. Llano is where our travels have landed us. As we arrived into the city we noticed the signs boasting it as the “Deer Capital of Texas” and then the many hunting establishments along the main route through...

Jan 18, 2010 - Llano Texas

The Cottonwood Winter Texans spent the day touring Llano Texas and having lunch at the famous Cooper’s Barbecue Restaurant. Following that we headed toward the Willow City Loop in hopes of seeing a lot of Texas Wildflowers Llano was founded in 1855 on the banks of the clear spring-fed Llano River and became the county seat in 1856. Well established by 1860 with stores, saloons, and a hotel there was no church in the rough frontier village. Llano was the last train stop for settlers heading west. Travelers heading west from Llano faced...

Apr 9, 2009 - Visiting Llano TX with Friends

Today was the day we have been waiting for. Another lunch at the famous Cooper’s ole fashion barbecue with our Texas friends JoAnn and Buster. As usual, it was crowded with general Texas folks. In the parking lot there were Trucks, Harley Motorcycles and a few cars.. We talked with a few of the customers and it seems that many were from out of state. Wisconsin, Maryland, Ohio to name just a few. After lunch, which included the famous one lb Pork chop, Brisket and Sausage we visited the Llano City RV Park. There were many kids playing and...

Apr 4, 2009 - Tour of Llano Texas

A visit to Llano is a visit to a small, historic Texas town! Today we took the scenic drive to Llano through Johnson City and then off to the county roads including route 962. The wildflowers were in bloom along the road, and we saw many cattle, goats and llamas grazing in the pastures. Llano is the center of the beautiful Texas Hill Country! The clear water, spring-fed Llano River runs through the town. I have included a few pictures of the Llano River damn, the famous Inks Bridge and the riverbed. Llano gets about 30 inches of rain per...

Jan 15, 2009 - Llano TX

On the 15th we went to Llano TX to have lunch at the famous Coopers Barbeque Pit. Our friends Buster & Jo Ann did the driving so we wouldn’t get lost. If you like Barbeque you will love Coopers. We plan on going back before we leave TX The meat in the pit is all cooked with their famous sauce. Sauce is available at the pit and in the dining room. The meat is served on plastic trays and once inside they cut it all up for you. This is one of the best barbeque restaurants in the country. Llano is located in the heart of the Texas Hill...

May 1, 2008 - Texas Hill Country

Posted by Wendy: We left San Antonio in the morning for a scenic drive through the Hill Country. This is the first place we've been that I've thought that I could actually live. Even though the wildflowers are not in great abundance this year, it is really beautiful and much more green than I imagined for Texas. It truly is hills, nothing compared to the mountains of the PNW, but Ross and I both really enjoyed the back country roads through this area. We stopped in the German town of Fredricksburg to browse the little shops. Ross found an...

Apr 6, 2007 - A Change in Plans...

Today we found the Texas Bluebonnets!! In the right part of the county, they are everywhere!! We got a slow start to the day - waiting for Wes to feel better and checking the weather along our route home. We finally decided we should stay for another day. So, we called Bill and Helen to see what their plans were and they had gone on a different drive than yesterday and found the Bluebonnets. So we decided we would do that too and meet up with them later in the afternoon. We drove north toward Llano and the flowers were everywhere!! On the...