A little bit of paradise!
When I was a young boy, my dad took us
on a summer vacation trip to west Texas staying a couple of nights at Garner
State Park. I remember the feeling of awe I had seeing all the hills and the
cool blue water of the Frio River and how I wished that one day I could live in
this wonderland. Many years later in April of 2004 a friend of mine, Frank Wood, invited me and a couple of other folks to a cabin he was building along some river front property
not too far away from the Garner State Park I had visited as a child. I immediately fell in love with this place and decided that this was the
time for me to get my piece of my childhood dream.
Me and Cyndi had been planning on buying a small get away in Galveston for weekend vacationing and had found a nice little spot along the beach that we were interested in. After visiting Frank's place, I knew that the Frio was a much better place to invest in our little weekend getaway spot. Of course Cyndi wasn't too enthusiastic about driving five hours from home for our weekend getaway and when I told her about getting a place out there over getting a place at Galveston
(which is just about an hour away from our home) she told me I was just plain nuts. I convinced her to trek out to the Frio with me for a weekend and ensured her she would change her mind once we got there.
I contacted a real estate agent in Leakey, Texas about showing us some available properties along the Frio and
we went out there in June of 2004. During the five hour drive, Cyndi told me how ridiculous this whole venture was and how it made no sense for us to buy a place that was so far from home. I kept with my conviction and kept telling Cyndi that if she felt the same way after we got there I would forever banish the thought from my mind.
Once we got to Leakey, we met up with the real estate agent who drove us to several places that were available along the Frio. We looked at several sites and eventually came to a rugged place just downstream from Frank's place. This place had 200' of river frontage, a tree'd in area behind the frontage with a
100' high bluff in back of it and several acres of rough (but beautiful) land on top of the bluff with a wonderful view of the river below. Looking at this spot, Cyndi smiled and said “Robert, you were right. This is the most beautiful
place and is definitely worth the drive. We should get this place!” We purchased this lot and have been going there every few weeks enjoying every minute of it.
I make sure I get out to the river every few weeks and take lots of pictures each time I go. This is my photo journal of the trips to my little piece of paradise.
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2024
April - Total Eclipse of the Sun
2023
October - Annular Eclipse of the Sun
2022
March - It's Been a Long Time
2020
July - Time To Mow
2019
March - Family River Trip
2018
March - Cleaning Up
2017
August - Peace, Love, and Joy - Life Is Good
2016
August - Family Trip To The River
July - Sunrise, Sunset
2015
June - Park, Alamo, Sunflowers, Train Station
April - Excellent Things To Do At The River
March - Rechecking the Property Line
2014
November - Texas Waffles and Kerplunking Rocks
May - Ok.
February - The beautiful sun
2013
November - Being thankful
October - Dry old oaks
August - Zackery and Grandaddy's first overnight camping trip together
May - Taking a few 'long' time friends to the river
March - Yellow-Blue and Ducking Under Trees (Again)
2012
December - The end of the world
August - Swimming in the 'Green Water'
July - With a little help from my friends
June - Along came a spider
April - Doing some chores
March - Three grandkids having fun at the river
February - Quick overnight run in February
2011
November - An enchanted weekend out west
October - Remembering the Space Shuttle
September - Keep Your Butts Inside
August - Triple Digit Heat
July - Bella Vida
June - Summer Heat
May - Doing nothing
April - The zombies are coming
March - A trip with the little ones
February - Being cold isn't so bad
January - Commandeering a camera
January - Bud Light?
2010
December - A frozen river
November - In heaven
October - The a-maize-ing maze
September - September rain
August - A lonely trip to the river
July - Zackery enjoys his river hobbies
June - The best days
May - Willy Wonka at the river
May - Mowing the lawn
May - Hanging out topside
April - Bows and Arrows
March - Zackery's sand box
February - Doing a little work
February - Life is good
January - Trying out some gifts from family
2009
November - Three Little Pigs
October - Tent Cot
September - Labor day
August - Stonehenge
July 4th - The Wailing Witch
June - Zackery's first overnight stay
May - Zackery does a lot of splashing
April - My brother joins me at the river
April - A birthday river visit with Pak
March - Zackery hikes and fishes
2008
December - End of the year trip
November - Lost in the maize
September - A trip of remembrance
July - Zackery gets a new toy
June - My Father's Day Present
May - Zackery gets his feet wet
April - Heather's family joins me for my birthday
April - Another trip with little Zackery
March - A new truck
2007
December - Clearing the property line up top... and really stupid people.
October - A Quick Clean Up Trip
August - Baby Zackery's first river trip
July - An 18' flood covers my place!
June - Another nice trip with my Mom
May - There and back
April - Just me and Jo-Jo
March - A trip with Zackery's dad Mike
2006
November - Me and Eric T. check out the Leonids
October - A great trip with my cousin Victor!
September (late) - The Aoudad cave beckons!
September - So how to you get a big trailer up that hill?
August - A special trip with Mom!
July - A quick visit in the summer
May - And the thunder roars!
April - Eric T. joins me again for another river trip
March - It's been a while since I've been out
2005
November (late) - Me, Cyndi, and Ashley go for a post-Thanksgiving trip to the river
November (early) - Me and Eric T.
October (mid) - And in this corner...
September (mid) - Callin' the hogs
September (early) - Labor Day with Cyndi and Fluffy Dog
August (mid) - A bit closer to the caves
August (early) - Me and Fred do some exploring
July (late) - Me, my daughter, and my grandbaby!
July 4th - It's July Jubilee time in Leakey
June - Me and Matt go for another land trek
May - Me and Matt go for a summer visit
April (late) - It's my birthday party!
April (early) - I almost have electricity... and we prepare for my birthday!
March (late - Easter) - Getting some electricity... and the weather here is just so crazy!
March (early) - And it rains again
February (late) - Another rainy weekend at the river
February (early) - A rainy weekend at the river
January - A cold visit to the land
2004
November - Just after Thanksgiving
November - An early fall trip
October - Cyndi and I get stuck for a few days
September - Cyndi's family joins us for fun at the river
September - Me and Frank go on a weekend trip to the cabin
August - I check out the survey of the land
July (late) - It's really our place now
July 4th - Cyndi and I stay at the "soon to be ours" lot
June - A visit with the real estate agent in Leakey
April - A visit to Frank's cabin
Weather at the River
Weather Forecast
River Hydrograph
River Height and Flow Data
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