Here are some to enjoy — views of the fast growing downtown……
and only 15-20 minutes from that modern skyscraper view you will find the single track biking trails visible on the photo below
Enjoy!
Austin In Photos
I decided that it is time to create a nice photo page of Austin as seen in photographs – hence lets write the article Austin in Photos. The city is certainly a great place for bicycles – OK, may be not a Portland, OR great, but certainly friendly and well predispositioned to all of us cyclists out there.
Today, however, I decided to focus on showing you Austin from a few different vantage points — all of which were taken between Christmas and New Year's Eve of this year. So here we go: First comes a bird's eye view of Austin from Mt Bonnell towards the 360-Bridge
Then I took a few snaps of downtown Austin and Lake Austin itself with of course the obligatory water front property fancy houses….Still, the views were beautiful. And that on Christmas Day!
And now — of course the downtown skyline — Austin has changed a TON over the last 7-8 years. You can see the multiple high rises – which of course were NOT there only a few years back…
The next photo is a favorite of mine — I really like the colors as they turned out on the photo (Another view from Austin):
And now, just a few days after I took the photos above, the weather turned pretty bad – and on New Years Eve, the city was unrecognizable — if compared to the color and views above. Here you go….
And another one…
And another of the Capitol Building…
And now, finally, as if you did not get the feeling of cold, here is a freezing picture of a tree in a rainy Austin day – definitely NOT the day to be on a bicycle.
With that,,,,,Goodbye! Hope you have enjoyed the photo library….
Well, you need to check out the Austin Public Works Department new project — the Mopac Mobility Imprvement project which is part of a larger bicycle related plan for Austin. Here is a summary from the Official Site of the Austin City Govertment:
For more information you can attend a session on Saturday July 14th 2012 from 8am-noon, at the Johnson Creek Trail Head, located on Veterans Drive, just southwest of the Austin High Tennis Courts near the RunTex water station.
VERY EXCITING!!!