Looking for a ride around Austin, TX

ILoveButter · Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 5 City: Austin

Hey everyone, I just moved to Austin from northern Indiana a couple months ago, and am itching to find some people to ride with! I had a boat on a lake up there, so I'm able to drive, and throw in gas money of course.

If anyone has room for another let me know!

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

I am travelling to Austin next Fri 4/15 and id like to find someone who could give a ride at lake travis. Well really i just want to see the legendary devils cove. I might never get another chance since i live so far away. Can anyone help me out? Have gas $ etc. Thanks kurt

neverwinter · Criminal Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Posts: 66

You don't want to wakeboard on lake travis unless you are up pretty early..the lake looks more like an ocean by 10 or 11.

Lake Austin or the perd are where you'll find the best water but on the weekends Lake Austin suffers from all the boats and pretty bad bounce back.

Shoot me a pm and if I'm going to the perd that day I'll shoot you a reply...

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

Do you think there would be anyone in Devils Cove on a late friday afternoon? Or is the party only on Sat & Sun?

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

what is the official name of the perd? looking on a map for it...

neverwinter · Criminal Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Posts: 66

yea, people get out to devil's cove pretty early and i think it's a no wake zone (don't go on travis much) but it's a fun place to drop anchor and hang out!

the perd is the perdenales river - http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=ubuntu&hs=fgN&pwst=1&channel=cs&q=pedernales+river&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

lake austin looks like it is just a river?

neverwinter · Criminal Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Posts: 66

not a river. it's a dammed up lake sitting between mansfield dam and tom miller dam.

awesome lake to ride on during the week and early mornings!

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

That looks like a really nice spot. Any chance you'll be riding on friday evening? My plane lands at 1:00 on friday and I am buying a truck then eventually driving back to Cincinnati. I should be finished with the truck purchase by 330 at the latest I hope. So I have the rest of the night to check out the city or the lake or whatever.

pickle311 · Newbie Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 48

If anyone is looking for a ride in Austin I pretty much always have room for 1 or 2. We generally either go out on Lake Austin or the Perd. If the water level on Travis doesn't come up I doubt we see much of the Perd this year.
Anyway, hit me up at shanelafferty@me.com if you need a pull. I'll let you know when we are going out.

ILoveButter · Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2011 Posts: 5 City: Austin

Sounds good, I'll probably hit you up after the Easter weekend! Do the lakes stay pretty busy in the mornings/evenings, or is it fairly easy to find decent water?

pickle311 · Newbie Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 48

SCobraVT99 · Newbie Joined: 26 Apr 2011 Posts: 1

im willing to pull some people in austin for gas money. We go out in the afternoons from 5-830 or so, and then weekends. I have a 2006 Sea Ray 205 with a Monster tower

m_lesney · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 358 City: Austin

I live in Austin head out to Lake Austin all of the time. Willing to take people out for gas or riding tips. 2007 Supra 21v.