Driving there: At I-90 exit 47, turn south. When the road makes a T, turn right and drive a couple of miles. Turn left onto road 5510 and go a mile or so to the trestle. Look sharp, the trestle is big but the trees can hide it. Just past the trestle the road is wide enough for parking. No parking pass needed. On the south side of the trestle, scramble up the hillside to an abandoned trail that goes to the John Wayne trail.
This was another beautiful Fall day, with a little snow on the mountaintops. Lots of mushrooms and puffballs beside the trail.
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| Hansen Creek trestle |
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| Posing for the Cabela's catalog |
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| Lunch break. View of Bandera Mountain with the season's first snow. |
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| Fall foliage and McClellan Butte |
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| Near McClellan Butte |
The leaves are getting more colors now. Next week they'll be even better.
There are two McClellan Butte trails. We went down the first one. About halfway down there's a misleading sign directing you to turn down an old road. To get to the parking lot, ignore the sign, cross the road, and continue down the trail.
Side trip: The
McClellan Butte trail is long and steep, but there are great views from the top. Or so I'm told. It's always been cloudy when I hiked up there.
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