Travel Passions: Gruene, TX
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I have such a passion for Gruene, TX! If there was one town in Texas you would have to go to, it would definitely be Gruene!
Want to learn more about Gruene?! Here are a few links....and remember I will have a follow up video on Gruene!
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The Texas Bucket List - Freiheit Country Store
The Burger of the Week goes to a country store that's been around since 1889!
Video of Landa RV Park & Campgrounds, TX from Troy W.
Overview of the campground
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Troy W.'s Review on The Dyrt:
▶︎ The Landa RV Campground + The Comal River + Floating + Fishing = Good Times
During the summer, Texans flock to the rivers and lakes to enjoy the outdoors and keep cool. Near the town of New Braunfels there are a number of RV parks and campgrounds that can accommodate just about any need.
In the town of New Braunfels there is an HEB grocery store and Buc-ee's gas station to stock up on any supplies. If you've never stopped at a Buc-ee's gas station you should. Buc-ee's is a mega gas station, convenience store and road side attraction all in one. Their bathrooms are always super clean.
I was on a little fishing trip and decided to check out a few campgrounds in the area.
Landa RV park is a solid choice. The staff are super friendly and while it is a small campground, they offer nice amenities. At the entrance of the park there’s a admission office and small store. All the campsites have drive-up parking spaces, electricity, water and the picnic tables. There are some campsites that are located right along the river. I think site #506 is one of the best sties. There is a little premium on the price, but it is well worth it for quick access to the river. RVs are allowed to park at the camping sites along the river. However, there is also a designated RV lot with complete hook ups. There is a community space with some picnic tables. The restroom facilities are located near the RV lot. The facilities are modern and clean with flush toilets and shower stalls. They even have a laundry room on site. Next to the campground there are facilities to rent tubes if you want to float down the river. I actually came to this area to fly fish and I caught a number of small panfish. There are also bass and trout in the river.
Whether your visiting to fish, float or just relax this campground is a relaxing place to visit.
Landa RV Park & Campgrounds:
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Grist Mill, Greune, TX
Saturday Night, waiting for a table with Jackie
Video of KL Ranch Camp Cliffside, TX from Troy W.
An overview of the KL Ranch Cliffside Campground
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Troy W.'s Review on The Dyrt:
▶︎ KL Ranch Camp Cliffside + The River
This is a pretty basic campground. There's an office with a store where you can pay your admission fee. During the week this campground is typically not too busy. On the weekends is when the crowds arrive. Likewise, in the winter the number of campers is limited, but in the summer people visit this campground for the easy access to the Guadalupe River. Along the river you can relax, swim, float in a tube or fish.
The main attraction is access to the Guadalupe River and that there are dramatic cliffs on the opposite side of the river from the campground. The store has basic groceries and supplies.
The campground is kept clean. The facilities at this campground are pretty basic and could stand an update.
The campground is located about 15 minutes from the town of New Braunfels where you can find grocery stores, restaurants, banks, hardware stores and other entertainment. If you're looking for Texas BBQ, check out the Rudy's or Cooper's BBQ in New Braunfels. Also located within the town is the Schlitterbahn Waterpark which is I believe the largest waterpark in the US and has an incredible amout of fun rides, slides and pools. It's a bit pricey, but it is a full day of fun for the family.
KL Ranch Camp Cliffside:
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Luckenbach, Texas
Luckenbach, das kleinste Nest in Texas, wurde ebenfalls von Deutschen gegründet. Luckenbach ist ein Wallfahrtsort für Country&Western Fans. Das Nest verdankt seine Berühmtheit einzig und allein Waylon Jennings. Seit er Let´s go to Luckenbach, Texas sang, brachte er den Ort erst auf die Landkarte. Seither kommen jährlich Tausende in dieses gottverlassene Nest mit seinen 3 Einwohnern, das eigentlich nur aus einem Generalstore, einer Dance Hall und einer Parkuhr besteht.
Dance'in Fool's at Anhalt Hall
September 20, 2014
Anhalt Hall is a dance hall and community center on Anhalt Road in Spring Branch, Texas, a mile off Highway 46 and twenty-eight miles west of New Braunfels. The first part of the hall was constructed in 1879, and additions were completed in 1898 and 1908.
German immigrants first settled the area around Anhalt in 1855. The site was known as Krause Settlement by 1859. The general store there was built by Conrad and Louis Krause in 1856 and became the post office in 1879. The community grew quickly since it was situated at the midpoint on the trail between New Braunfels and Boerne. Krause Settlement became a place where travelers could water their animals, do business at the freight station, and rest before traveling on. When the post office was established in 1879, the name of the community was changed to Anhalt at the suggestion of local settler Heinrich Wehe. There have been two explanations offered for the name Anhalt. One, that it designates stopping place in German, and the other, that it refers to a region of the same name in Germany.
Wehe maintained the freight station on his place; a number of residents were freighters who transported goods between the Gulf Coast and communities inland. Anhalt Hall became the meeting place for the Germania Farmer Verein (German Farmer Association), an association formed in 1875 to protect cattle from thieves and Indians. The residents branded their cattle with the association brand G and began to alert residents and law officers to rustling. The program was successful, and by February 7, 1876, members received a state charter and adopted bylaws.
When the first part of Anhalt Hall was completed in 1879, the association used it as a meeting place. This part of the hall is now the old office and the ladies' restroom. In 1887 the German Farmer Association began building a larger meeting hall connected to the original structure. It was completed in 1898 and is the present-day seating area for the dance hall. In 1908 a 6,000-square-foot oak dance floor was added to the hall. The bandstand and center stage were added to the hall after 1908. The hall has high ceilings and large fans at each end. In 1993 the association spent $60,000 to replace the tin roof which had been damaged by leaks and to make other structural repairs. A lean-to added to the south side of the building provides covered seating. The dance floor was refurbished during the renovation.
The first six-piece brass band in Comal County, the William Specht Spring Branch Band, was formed in 1880 and played at Anhalt Hall. George Strait, as part of the Ace in the Hole Band, played at Anhalt Hall for the Smithson Valley High School FFA dance in 1978. Country singers such as Clay Blaker, Gary P. Nunn, Johnny Rodriguez, Geronimo Treviño, Chris Wall, and Jerry Jeff Walker have performed at Anhalt Hall. The movie All the Pretty Horses (2000), which starred Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz and was directed by Billy Bob Thornton, includes a scene filmed at Anhalt Hall.
As of 2011 the German Farmer Association still met at the hall throughout the year, including for two major festivals--Maifest and Oktoberfest. Maifest and Oktoberfest are held on the third Sundays in May and October. After holding a successful picnic in May 1877, the association decided to hold a planting festival in the fall that would exhibit field and garden products and livestock. This event became known as Oktoberfest and has been held at Anhalt since 1877. Oktoberfest features entertainment and dances and a traditional meal of pot roast, peas, potato salad, and sauerkraut.
Water makes hotel owners greedy
“After floods, no price-gouging complaints, attorney general says” by Gary Dinges in the May 28, 2015 issue of the Austin American-Statesman.
After flooding in the spring, Dinges apparently found it noteworthy that hotel prices in Hays County, Texas didn’t sky rocket:
“The Texas attorney general’s office says it hasn’t received any complaints alleging hotels have jacked up prices in the wake of devastating floods that left thousands homeless in Central Texas and elsewhere throughout the state.”
Because, obviously, excess water causes hotel owners to arbitrarily raise prices, and that is bad:
“Price gouging is illegal, and the state has, in the past, prosecuted businesses looking to take advantage of people impacted by disasters.”
The fact that demand for hotel rooms evidently did not change, seems like an after thought to Dinges:
“In Hays County, which was hit especially hard, hotels aren’t reporting a space crunch. In fact, plenty of rooms remain available.
Almost 20 hotels in San Marcos are still taking reservations, according to Hotels.com, with prices ranging from $40 at the Executive Inn & Suites, 930 N. Interstate 35, to $169 at the Embassy Suites San Marcos, 1001 E. McCarty Lane. “Vacancy” signs are up at many hotels in nearby cities, such as Kyle and New Braunfels, as well.”