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Jun 09 2017

Rustic Guadalupe River Escape

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Mick Mikulenka is a cowboy, raconteur and Ag/wildlife tax exemption expert. If you don’t know what an Ag/wildlife exemption is, you probably don’t qualify. But that job takes Mick all over Texas and he has clued me in to some hidden gems. His favorite rustic Guadalupe River escape is Waltonia, also along Highway 39 and less than ten miles from River escape #1 – Eric’s River Inn.

Our family discovered Waltonia and Mick through a third close friend named Judy. Waltonia Lodges was originally a fish camp opened in 1923 by Dr. William Lee Secor. According the their website “This section of the river was famed for its beauty excellent Black Bass, Crappie, Catfish and Perch fishing. Cottages / campsites were available then at a cost of $1.00 per day.”

A rustic Guadalupe River escape since 1923

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Jun 03 2017

Guadalupe River Choices – from Luxury to Camping

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Ask three Texans about their favorite Guadalupe River Escapes and you will get three answers that are poles apart.

In a three part series, a couple of us got together to tell you where we think you’ll get the most out of your trip to the river.

Eric Johansen kicks off the series below. Eric swears by the River Inn in Hunt, Texas where you can just sit back and relax or use the Inn as a base to explore Kerrville, Lost Maples and other Texas treasures.

For a more rustic river experience, Mick Mikulenka is a die-hard Waltonia Lodges fan, also on Highway 39 outside of Ingram. Waltonia has been around since 1923 and connects you to an earlier, more simple time spent at the river but with some updates.

In the last of the series, I’ll share a story about camping and tubing on the River Road near New Braunfels many years ago. You need to experience this Texan rite of passage and do the River Road camp/tube thing at least once in your life.

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May 17 2017

Tubing & Camping on River Road – Guadalupe

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Most go Texas tubing on the Guadalupe River while still in Pampers Easy Ups – Lucky Kids!

I was relatively late to this party, having grown up on Marine Corps bases on the east and west coast. For me, fun in the water meant one of three things. The easiest was jumping through a sprinkler, usually after a fresh mowing so that tiny little trims of grass clung to your wet feet and calves.

Or our parents would help us set up a bright yellow Slip N Slide Wave Rider , strategically stretched out in the yard to avoid roots and rocks that would shorten our ride and the Slip N Slide longevity. With my little, prepubescent belly, I looked like an emperor penguin tobogganing to the sea. Or we went to the beach. I don’t remember any other option until I was a preteen.

Texas tubing on the Guadalupe for the first time

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