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The following outings have sold out
priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Governor’s Mansion;
Going Bats Austin (May 29 & June 6)
If you have any questions about our outings please con-
tact Lifestyle & Activities, 512-948-7392.
Level 1 – Light Activity
Non-strenuous outing including
short distances of light walking
over relatively even surface with
few stairs to climb, minimal re-
boarding of the motor coach.
Level 2 – Moderate Activity
Fairly active outing requiring
intermittent effort throughout;
the outing may involve recurring
physical movement, including
walking medium distances over
uneven surfaces and, possibly,
climbing stairs. Multiple boarding
and re-boarding of the chartered
bus.
Level 3 – Active Activity
Active outings involving effort;
may require continual physical
movement, walking long distanc-
es, or climbing steep inclines.
This is a multiple boarding outing.
Meal provided
Requires climbing in
and out of a boat
Bus trip over approx.
3 hours
Overnight stay. You are
required to handle your own
luggage. Get a parking permit
at the Monitor’s Station in the
Social Center Lobby. This
permit is required for vehicles
to be parked overnight in the
Social Center parking Lot.
Walking - Expect a
walking tour, or a large
venue
Walking and steps
Bus is wheelchair
accessible
Key to Outings
Green Pastures Restaurant
Friday, May 10, $67 pp
Depart SCPL 10:30 a.m.; Return 3 p.m.
What more could a woman
want than “Southern hospitality” at its
best? Green Pastures Restaurant in Austin
on Mother’s Day weekend is sure to please.
James Beard designated this restaurant,
listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, as one of
the top 100 restaurants in the world. Sixty-four years ago this
1894 Victorian estate was transformed rather quietly into an
eating establishment, but quickly became known in Austin as
the place for gourmet dining at its best. Cozy rooms are filled
with antiques and fine china. Windows overlook the wrap-
around porches as white peacocks strut around the grounds.
Our buffet meal begins with salad greens and spinach or tomato
salad with basil and onions. Enjoy all of the entrees – blackened
tilapia with lemon-caper butter, chicken with Jarlsburg cheese
andDijonmustard, and bow tie pastawith veggies. Themeal also
SCPL - Social Center Parking Lot
CCPL - Cowan Creek Parking Lot
includes creamed cabbage (to die for!), green beans, and brown
sugar carrots. Enjoy the scrumptious buffet, but save room for
their specialty dessert, bread pudding with Jack Daniel’s sauce.
Lunch comes with coffee, soda or iced tea, and youmay purchase
additional beverages. After lunch feel free to roam the grounds.
Note: The bus is not able to enter the grounds, so youmust
be able towalk about a block fromthe street to the house.
Deadline for ticket purchase is Monday, May 6.
Ticket cost includes transportation and lunch.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
The Ozarks - A Natural State
Monday, May 13 – Friday, May 17
$525 pp double occupancy; $590 pp single occupancy
Depart The oaks Monday, 7:30 a.m.; Return Friday, 9 p.m.
If you enjoyed last
year’s Branson trip or think youmight love the
Ozarks, here is another trip for your “must see”
list. Visit three unique parts of Arkansas – the
Natural State.
Monday – Be prepared for a long drive! We will stop along the
way (all meals today are on your own), but it will take approxi-
mately 10 hours to arrive inMountain View, AR. We will spend
our first two nights in the comfortableOzarkCabins at DryCreek
and enjoy breakfasts at the Skillet Restaurant.
Tuesday – After a hot breakfast buffet we will visit Blanchard
Springs Caverns. We will travel the Dripstone Trail, led by a
knowledgeable Forest Service Guide. The tour winds through
water-carved passages including an underground river and the
world’s largest flowstone. You will experience a constant 58 de-
grees F, so bring a sweater or light jacket; the humidity is close to
100 percent. The tour covers 4/10 of amile in an hour; it is an easy
walk with two rest-stop seating areas along the trail if needed.
There are 50 steps to negotiate, but for those who cannot manage
them, there are alternate trails bypassing some formations. There
are tiny cave creatures such as salamanders and crickets for you
to see as well as nearly every type of calcite formation found in
limestone caves. This includes delicate, hollow soda straws to
massive flowstones and stalagmites. Youwill be touring the two
major rooms in the upper level of the cavern system.
After a picnic lunch at Blanchard Springs, it is on to the Ozark
FolkCenter State Park. This is America’s only facility that works
at preserving the Ozark heritage. See blacksmithing, pottery-
making and numerous pioneer skills. Learn to play the dulcimer
or autoharp, to jig dance or to grow an organic herb garden.
Dinner tonight will be at the Folk Center. All meals today are
included in your ticket cost. End today tapping your toes tomoun-
tainmusic at our very own private concert in the beautiful Ozarks.
Wednesday – Following another hearty breakfast at the Skil-
let Restaurant, we will board our motor coach for a three hour
drive to the Victorian mountain village, Eureka Springs. Our
purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Outings at www.sctxca.orgor at the Member Services Office.
Tickets for activities listed for the first time will be available Wednesday, May 1, at 8 a.m.
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