AUS2004 -- Austin at Night

Some random night shots of Downtown Austin all lit up.

The Texas State Capitol Bulding all lit up, looking down from the front walkway. Looks white lit up, but during the day -- the Sunset Granite looks pinkish red. . .

. . .a closer look. . .

. . .from the left side. . .

. . .closer look at the top and the “Goddess of Liberty” Statue. . .

. . .one of the many oak trees on the grounds of the capitol. . .

. . .the neon lit sign of the downtown City of Austin Power Plant. . .

. . .view of the Frost Building from the street. . .

. . .Frost Building across the river. . .

. . .downtown skyline. . .

. . .reflections in the river.

AUS2004 -- Inner Space Caverns

The Inner Space Caverns were discovered by TXDOT back in 1963 when they were building I-35. It was opened to the public in 1966. I first visited back when i was 8 or 9 on a family roadtrip, and have been wanting to hit it again ever since.

The Texas Historical Marker onsite. . .

. . .a map of the caverns inside the museum. . .

. . .info about the tour. . .

. . .another map, featuring the rock formations underground. . .

. . .pictures of the original exploration in 1963. . .

. . .this display speaks of climate and geology of the southwest US over the last 70,000 years or so. . .

. . .this was the original hole drilled during the I-35 build that discovered the caverns. . .

. . .various scenic formations in the caverns. . .

. . .the tram heading out of the caverns.