Lake Travis

Two years ago, Lake Travis near Austin was so full there was some talk of water actually going over the spillway. There was so much water it was impossible to go boating -- docks and launch ramps were underwater.

A year ago, the lake had gone down considerably but there was plenty of water to enjoy. Ed got a new dock for his boat, and we enjoyed some fine sunsets on the lake.



Since then there's been a prolonged drought in South and Central Texas, and Lake Travis is at its third lowest level ever. Ed's new dock is high and dry, and fields of ragweed are overgrowing gullies that were once thirty feet underwater.