Enterprising

It's hot as hell down here in Austin. We're heading into our second day of 100+-degree heat. Our taxi driver noted, however, that the dog days of summer don't start until July. Ouch.

Naturally, we thought it would be good to spend most of the day outside yesterday and see how much sun our bodies -- skin, in particular -- could stand. For a bunch of Yankees, I'd say we did pretty well.

Here are a few photos from the day, mostly from trails in Zilker Park and the city's Botanical Gardens. Austin also has a great natural spring in the middle of the park, called Barton Spring.








With each step resulting in one extra bead of sweat, we tried to navigate wisely. Alas, parks don't have addresses, and thus, Google Maps becomes a bit less effective. Here's Reed 'pinching' to zoom in...


Ultimately, we made our way to the Botanical Garden, checked out a few dinosaurs, and finally understood what free enterprise really meant.






And no, I'm not referring to that stupid cabin when I highlight free enterprise. Rather, the ability to hail a cab by phone in the middle of a 104-degree botanical garden, have it show up within five minutes, and be whisked away to a fantastic, well-air conditioned Argentinian restaurant for lunch. New that's some free enterprise.