Tag: austin
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Inside The Expedition School
The Expedition School in Austin, Texas is about bringing the outdoors to everyone, no matter how they learn or their background.
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Where to hike around Austin, TX
I’ve been asked a few times about the best hiking spots around Austin. This list is not exhaustive but features some of my favorite places. Outside of Austin Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Located around 40 miles outside the city, Balcones Canyonlands offers three key hiking areas: the Warbler Vista Unit, Doeskin Ranch and the…
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Tiny house update: finished exterior, started interior!
The last few weeks have been slow as busyness, logistics and conflicting schedules have gotten in the way of sustained work. However, within a month or two, we finished the exterior, painted, began the interior and completed much of the electrical rough-in. This thing is so close to being finished, but I still have to…
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Tiny House photos: making progress!
Some of the progress from the past few weeks. Hope to be finished with the shell this weekend 🙂
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Tiny house update: framing!
Since I last wrote, we had a few minor setbacks in stabilizing the trailer. First, the springs I bought were a little too short, but the next size up were too big. Thankfully, my neighbor offered to fix it at his shop so it would fit correctly. Until we stabilized the base, it would be…
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Top 5 bands in Austin, Texas
I’m a big fan of the Austin live music scene. What I like about Austin musicians is how down to earth they seem. They’ll chill with their audience after the show; they’ll invite everyone to hang with them at the Whataburger in Cedar Park; they’ll play an acoustic set for only four fans. They stay…
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Build your own travel map
I’ve been using the site Roadtrippers, which allows users to build their own travel maps. The site has categories for accommodation; attractions and culture; food and drink; outdoors and recreation; points of interest; vacation rentals; camping and RV; entertainment and nightlife; services, shopping; sports and even motoring. It also shows how long you’ll be driving,…
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Free Live Music in Austin, Texas
I read something that said people don’t live in Austin to work; they work to live in Austin. The Texas capital is known for its diverse groups of people, state parks and preserves, and of course, the live music scene.
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Coming Home
I’ve visited a new place every year since I was 17. After constant movement through flights, bus rides and cross-country road trips, it’s curious to come home and be still. Every day I drive to an office, sit at a computer I can’t afford and process pieces of information for other people’s lives. I help…