Hill Country Beginnings

Hill Country Beginnings
Many folks believe that several ice ages and a few eons ago, a sea floor rose, pushing the water aside. As it did, the floor buckled into hills made of limestone, which were the remains of shellfish and corals of ages earlier. Others say that was just the birth pains of the Texas Hill Country when God's hand created it "in the beginning." In a nation that touts its New England fall colors, its Rocky Mountains, and the big trees of the West Coast, the Hill Country of TX was to become an American secret. A hundred years ago with the coming of the automobile and more leisure time, the people of Texas came looking for the rolling hills and the drop-off valleys. They established summer camps for their children and vacation cabins for themselves. The Hill Country was still something of private information. But now Texas has become one of the two most populated states in the nation and more people are discovering a quiet region in their midst where the water runs clear and the winds blow fresh. The Texas Hill Country has become the most popular destination spot in the USA for vacations, retirement or just plain old country living and enjoyment.

The Texas country is famous for its cattle country. These hills are people country. People can hike, hunt, fish, swim, camp, or just socialize. On the other hand, walk off out of sight and out of earshot and find a live oak to sit under and lean back against. A river-cut valley runs at your feet. Overhead the blue skies carry a fleet of small clouds. And you relax, doing nothing, except realizing how lucky you are to let the world go look after itself while you breathe deeply and let your mind wander through the hills of TX which surround you. These are the famous hills of Texas, come and explore what God has prepared.