Day Trip to Burnet 🏊🏻‍♂️ (FULL EPISODE) S1 E3

Burnet is a town that sits within spitting distance to two perfect hill country lakes, is filled with history and wine, and even a few State Parks. Need I say more…

While you’re in Burnet, check out Fort Croghan for a lesson on the frontier history of this area. Established in 1849, this fort was built by the U.S. right after the Civil War to protect settlers from hostile Indian tribes, and at this museum, you can step back in time to find a fully-functioning blacksmith shop, powder house and an old look-out post.

Head to the Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force for aviation history and to hop aboard their beautifully restored antique planes. You might even find a handful of veterans who’d be happy to show you around.

For the royal treatment, look no further than Perissos Winery. You can opt to relax and drink a glass of their award-winning wines with a view of the Falkenstein Castle in the distance, or take a tour of the winery to see how the wines are made!

Just 10 miles outside Burnet is the little town of Bertram. Once a booming railroad town when pink granite was shipped from the Hill Country to other parts of Texas, this small town has sights worth stopping for. Check out the historic 1882 Bertram Depot and take a selfie with the giant oatmeal canister — the star of Bertram’s Oatmeal Festival with neighboring town Oatmeal, TX each year.

Now for the lake! In this town, there’s TONS of lake fun to be had. To explore Inks Lake, head to Inks Lake State Park with miles of hiking trails and plenty of ways to get in the water. If you are feeling risky, I recommend cliff jumping in at the Devil’s Waterhole.

If you are more vampire than swimmer, then dive underground at Longhorn Cavern State Park to explore these caves that are equal parts epic and historic. They’ve been everything from a tribal council room to a 1920′s speakeasy!

To see Lake Buchanan, hop aboard a Vanishing Texas River Cruise taking visitors upstream to experience the “wild” side of Texas. In the winter you might even get the chance to spot bald eagles that spend the winter around the lake. Yet, whether you see eagles or not, you can see the beautiful 25 foot Fall Creek waterfalls, a stunning and unexpected surprise in the Texas Hill Country.

To ride through the falls or just around Lake Buchanan, rent a kayak or canoe from Buchanan Adventure Tours based out of the LCRA’s beautiful Canyon of the Eagles nature park (an excellent place to stop for dinner over the lake or spend the weekend, by the way!)

Head to what used to be the small town of Hoover Valley to find this store. On one side, it’s a typical convenience store, but on the other, it’s a tasty restaurant serving up fine home cooking.

HWY 29 BBQ has permanently closed

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[kerrypickens]

I recently moved to Kingsland on Lake LBJ. I am about 20 minutes from Burnet and all the Highland Lakes and state parks.

[JARB.PR.]

I can’t wait to see episode 1 of season 1. To see how The Day Trippers start. Congratulations to you and your crew, me and my family love your show. You need to come back to Baytown 😊 places to see Jenkins Park and to eat you need to try “Someburger” is really old place since 1955 😋 just delicious

[alvincurry]

Austin Steam Train runs thru Bertram to Burnett. Fun ride.

[kevinclick]

I wasn't shy at all when I met him I gave him a great big hug!

[abdelbenalioua]

Très belle vidéo, merci beaucoup pour ce partage.

[llorylloyd]

this was great, I'm in Austin and look forward to traveling to some of the places because of you, to bad the restaurants are closed

[Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

I saw chet in Austin like 2 years ago, but I was too shy to go up to him bc he was hosting something

[Kreeson]

My son and his family lives in Bertram, it’s a great place to live.

[DavidClawson-mv]

Didn't expect to see my cousin Frank on the show.

[bitfenix]

Released on YouTube Jan 17, 2024... it's going to warm up past freezing shortly. No one's sunning out by Inks Lake today!

[manlymischief]

“Why would anyone want to leave Austin?” I’d say that aged poorly. 😂

[keithbrown]

Brrrr, that Texas Red Headed Centipede. I've had them in my house twice. The second time I just caught a glance of something cralling down behind my stove. I thought it was a red wasp, they get in too sometimes, and I don't worry about them, they're pretty docile and I'll get her/him eventually. So I sat down in my arm chair to watch TV and it was a little chilly so I I put on a blanket and ended up falling asleep. I woke up later and looked down and there was that 8" centipede crawling up the blanket on top of me. Nightmare fuel. I can handle scorpions and tarantulas, but those centipedes... NO THANKS! But grateful to live in the hill country not far from Burnet, and not Australia...

[kennethcovert]

Burnet TX, bulldog town been here 40 years my wife is from here I'm Austin born but wouldn't want to live there now, Burnet changing but slowly not so slow anymore brisket is too expensive now I call myself a shade tree cook with some meat knowledge former meat cutter 30 years, I understand you don't care for fried turkey 🦃 but let me tell about the thanksgiving my family all met at Cisco, we rented 2 hotel rooms and had our celebration there, were going to fry a turkey 🦃, well someone brought the peanut oil 3 gallons but picked up a gallon of apple cider not paying attention they used it with the oil it did not boil over, best fried turkey 🦃 we ever cooked believe it or not delicious.

[ramthebuffs]

no Rusty sightings. I was reeaally looking too.

[DonnaScoggins]

You are advertising that the video is for Burnet but when you watch the video it is for Bertrum.

[wooduniversity]

Why didn't you stop at that cool little Star Burger place? Where is that?

[namvet-lm]

Couldn't find any of the eating places (as named in this video) on Google maps.

[johnpierce]

where is the hat now, is the question

[piefacemms]

Real texans take their hat off when they eat

[mikeandsheilabueche]

What's up with the "Austin" Day tripper verbage?