Llano Stories


Glorious Sunrise Along the Llano

Glorious Sunrise Along the Llano Some mornings are better than others as far as sunrise photos go and we have been very fortunate to decide to kayak on the river on many of these days. Some mornings it is the clouds that make it so special, others the mist, others just the straight out gloriousness(is that really a word) of the sunrise. Whichever...


Hill Country Fog

Hill Country Fog Driving between Llano and Austin in the early morning has been a special treat of late. We have had some rains and whatever magic weather creates it has been in the form of fog across the hills and is just beautiful. It is especially beautiful with the sun hidden behind the clouds but the rays peeking out along the edges of the f...


Peaceful River

Peaceful River The title pretty much sums it up. The Llano river is most of the time a very nice slow river to explore. When you explore from Robinson Park upriver, you do come to the area where there is some swift water that you can still make it upriver watching out for sugbmerged rocks. But for the most part, it is a nice easy paddle where ...


Old town Llano

Old town Llano Since our house is located in the old section of town on the north side of the river, we call our location "Old Town Llano North". We have had some nice early mornings at ht house and on the river. One morning, we had gotten up early to fix breakfast and were treated to a toad hopping across our rock walkway. He soon disappeared ...