Northwest of Austin lies beautiful ranch land in Lampasas and Burnet counties with scenic Colorado River frontage, spring-fed creeks, dramatic cliffs and canyons and a ridgeline that is home to an uncommon stand of post oaks.
This area will be the site of the soon-to-be open Post Oak Ridge State Park, and the new superintendent, Kasey Sloan, will present the highlights of this developing park at Highland Lakes Birding and Wildflower Society's June 4 meeting.
John Fletcher and Mattie Lou Vann settled here in 1889, making a home for seven children and their descendants.
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