Lady Bird Lake / Colorado River - Saturday Afternoon Walk & Tour (FREE)

Lady Bird Lake / Colorado River - Saturday Afternoon Walk & Tour (FREE)

Saturday, May 3 - 12:00 pm. All are welcome.

Meeting Point: In front of Café at the Lauren: 1211 West Riverside Drive - Austin.

Meet people, see beautiful Austin scenery, get some steps in, and have fun!

Join Robert, Michele, and a group of friendly people for a casual walk around Lady Bird Lake and the Colorado River.

Lady Bird Lake is a river-like reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. The City of Austin created the reservoir in 1960 as a cooling pond for a new city power plant. The lake, which has a surface area of 416 acres (168 ha), is now used primarily for recreation and flood control. The reservoir is named in honor of former First Lady of the United States Lady Bird Johnson.

Lady Bird Lake is the easternmost lake of a chain of reservoirs on the river, which is completely located in Texas, and should not be confused with the larger Colorado River located in the Southwestern United States. This chain, known locally as the Texas Highland Lakes, also includes Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, Lake Travis, and Lake Austin.

The Colorado River is an approximately 862-mile-long (1,387 km) river in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 11th longest river in the United States and the longest river with both its source and its mouth within Texas.

Its drainage basin and some of its usually dry tributaries extend into New Mexico. It flows generally southeast from Dawson County through Ballinger, Marble Falls, Lago Vista, Austin, Bastrop, Smithville, La Grange, Columbus, Wharton, and Bay City, before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay.

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Event Details ...

Cost: FREE.

Weather: The event will take place light rain or shine. If it’s on our calendar then we’re proceeding as planned.

Parking: Many options throughout the area (many paid). If driving, please arrive in the area several minutes early so that you have plenty of time to find parking and walk to our meeting point.

Meeting Point: 12:00 pm in front of Café at the Lauren: 1211 West Riverside Drive - Austin. Look for your hosts Robert (wearing a fedora-style hat) & Michele (also wearing a hat), along with a group of friendly people.

Before the Event: Socializing from 11:40 am - 12:00 pm at the Café at the Lauren, and we’ll depart on our walk at approximately 12:10.

Icebreaker Introductions: We should have a good-sized group and so instead of everyone introducing themselves to the group we will get to know each other by distributing blank stickers and colored markers and we’ll invite everyone to write down on their sticker: 1). first name. 2). favorite food. 3). dream vacation. Example: “Michele - Strawberries - Kenya” or “Robert - Chocolate - Japan”.

Late Arrivals: If you arrive after 12:10 just catch up.

Itinerary - Subject to Change:

Café at the Lauren (starting point)

Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge (south to north)

Ann and Roy Butler Trail (north)

Congress Avenue Bridge (north to south)

Hyatt Regency Austin (restroom break)

Ann and Roy Butler Trail (south)

Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue

Café at the Lauren (ending point)

Walking Distance: Approximately two miles with a few short breaks for photos, hydration, rest, etc. along the way.

Ending Point: Café at the Lauren (our starting point).

After the Event: To be determined.

Additional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.

We look forward to seeing you - thanks!

Robert Kelleman

[email protected]

202-821-6325 (text only)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/

Host or Publisher Austin, Texas History & Culture