Buescher Hiking Trail
Smithville, Texas
SIGHTINGS/ IDENTIFICATIONS: Wild Boar
RUN: Day Hike. 7.7 mile Loop.
Difficulty: 7 Easy http://www.nwhiker.com/HikeEval.html
RATING: 2.7/10 for good weather, relatively clean trail.
RATING: 2.7/10 for good weather, relatively clean trail.
WEATHER: Sunny, 60's.
TYPE OF TRAIL: Dense pine-oak woodlands.
WALK THRU: This trail really feels like a hike in your back yard and not quite as good as a nature running trail on a military base. As you start your hike you realize that you are hiking next to a paved road that will follow you for most of your hike. At some point you start to get away from the paved road and immediately come out of the baby woods and enter a clear cut area where power lines stretch above as far as the eye can see. If you ever feel like you are starting to get lost on this hike dont worry, you are bound to either hit the paved road or the fence that surrounds you. Its sort of like a hiking playpen.
At some point we stopped, sat in the middle of the trail, and scarfed all of our turkey sandwiches. We made jokes and as the tryptophan entered our blood streams we began to laugh hysterically. I don't think anyone really remembers why. Moments later two hikers would stumble upon us in our turkey coma hysteria and sort of kill the vibe for a second. After they left we started laughing again, harder this time until a little bit of pee came out. We must have spent 2 hours sitting there doing almost nothing.
At some point we stopped, sat in the middle of the trail, and scarfed all of our turkey sandwiches. We made jokes and as the tryptophan entered our blood streams we began to laugh hysterically. I don't think anyone really remembers why. Moments later two hikers would stumble upon us in our turkey coma hysteria and sort of kill the vibe for a second. After they left we started laughing again, harder this time until a little bit of pee came out. We must have spent 2 hours sitting there doing almost nothing.
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| Power Lines (similar to the ones at Buescher State Park) |
FOOD: Leftover Turkey Sandwiches from Christmas Dinner. M&Ms
EQUIPMENT: Kelty Redwing 3100 Backpack
Nalgene Tritan 32oz Wide Mouth Bottle-BPA Free
, First Aid Kit, Lots of Turkey Sandwiches.
Nalgene Tritan 32oz Wide Mouth Bottle-BPA Free
, First Aid Kit, Lots of Turkey Sandwiches.
BODY CONDITION/ LESSONS LEARNED:
SIDE NOTES: -Bastrop State Park which is connected to Buescher State Park has an 18 hole golf course. This is the main improvement to the two parks over the past 20 years. Golf courses in state parks are pretty much a contradiction and a perfect example of just how terrible your hiking experience at Buescher State Park might be if you don't pack enough turkey sandwiches and bring some great friends.
- There does not seem to be a lot of hiking options in this region as far as state parks go. I actually had a much better hike right in the back yard of the farm I was staying on. The Farm hike is where I got to see the wild boars up close and hear the coyotes howl as the sun went down.
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| Outdoor adventure or old men in plaid shorts. |
MAPS/ CONTACT: Map Available at the Park.
Buescher State Park
PO Box 75
Smithville, TX 78957
Office Hours: 8am- 5pm, 7 days a week
512. 237.2241
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