Falkenstein Castle
It's a fairly odd experience to drive down Park Road 4 toward Inks Lake and see this big ol' castle in the distance. I pulled off the road, set the lens to telephoto, and got this pic.
The footprint of the main grounds and buildings covers approximately four acres or 174,240 square feet. The main residence is nearly ninety feet tall. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of limestone, granite, sand, cement, rock and block, were used in the construction of Falkenstein Castle. Falkenstein Castle sits on 113 acres with a majestic 360-degree panoramic view of the Texas hill country. Construction began in 1996, but I'm not sure when it was completed. Although the owners live in the castle year-round, it is primarily a wedding castle. http://www.falkensteincastle.com/
Texas LonghornFurther down Park Road 4, I came across this fellow standing in the shade of a scrub oak.
The Texas longhorns were the first cattle to set foot in North America and the only breed of cattle to evolve without human management. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_longhorn_(cattle)
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