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10 Jan

Lindsey Black

My father Samuel Patrick Black loved Lady Bird Lake (Town Lake)! It was his happy place for 40 years. He moved to Pecan Grove so he could walk/run before and […]

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January 10, 2022
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10 Jan

A Special Engagement

My then boyfriend, Rob, and I ran the trail together every week – it was the best place to have big talks and settle disagreements. It’s amazing how much more […]

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January 10, 2022
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07 Jan

Saxophone on The Trail

I’ve been playing my saxophone on the Trail for eight wonderful years, usually on a Sunday afternoon…and always where the Trail goes under the IH-35 bridge! The bridge does all the heavy-lifting….adding […]

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January 7, 2022
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05 Jan

Anonymous

When I moved to Austin in 2006 I was enamored with walking the trail around Town Lake, as it was called then. The running store located right near the trail […]

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January 5, 2022
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05 Jan

Morning Walks

Walking on the trails around the Lake was a morning ritual for me. Awake at 5am, a cup of coffee, and a quick drive down So. First, into free parking […]

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January 5, 2022
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05 Jan

Les Gage

I had just gotten off the City Council and I got a phone call from Mayor Roy Butler…and he says Mrs. Johnson wants to build a trail around Town Lake […]

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January 5, 2022
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14 Dec

Mary Garwood Yancy

Some years ago now, but still flashbulb vivid in my mind, I’d just turned my car into the lot off Stratford Drive under the Mopac bridge, preparing to run the […]

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December 14, 2021
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14 Dec

Lance Witliff

In 1978, I returned from a year as an infantry company in Korea, and began an assignment as an AROTC instructor at the University of Texas. A friend suggested I […]

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December 14, 2021
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14 Dec

Finding a New Routine

I have always been a frequent visitor of the trail. I have grown up in Austin and I also used to live walking distance from the trail, so it’s never […]

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December 14, 2021
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La Vida en el Sendero: Historias del Butler Trail y del lago Lady Bird

La Vida en el Sendero Historias del Butler Trail y del lago Lady Bird The Trail Foundation está recopilando historias para conocer más acerca de las conexiones de las personas […]

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November 9, 2021
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