The Texas Alps!!! The Three Sisters of the Texas Hill Country

[@nwdixieboy]

I've been fascinated with the Hill Country for years and have watched many videos only to have them be mostly flat except for the ones about Enchanted Rock. What a pleasure to discover your video full of great panoramas of the hills. Thank You!!!!!

[@freddygutierrez6764]

Best part of Texas

[@brucecaldwell6701]

Leaky is pronounced "Lake-y." If you're not aware, there's a cute little museum in Bandera & Leaky, a motorcycle museum near that store you pointed out in Vanderpool & no mention of Lost Maples State Park or the Frio River.

[@monicawilson896]

Thank you for showing how beautiful my beloved state is.

[@swtexan6502]

I truly miss the Hill Country- the people and the food! Y'all need some rain!

[@redeyedpirates1108]

Such a beautiful area! We finally got some good rain today in parts of the hill country. We will need a bit more but it is a start.

[@swtexan6502]

@@redeyedpirates1108 Hoping that you get enough to replenish the aquifer! Keep up the great work!

[@TracyHinson-k2s]

This is a major ride for motorcycle enthusiasts,!

[@davidbrowne6953]

Ranger Crossing in Bandera is a great swimming hole. Medina hosts an annual apple fest. looking forward to your future contributions!

[@michaellong6336]

Not sure about the Alps but for this old biker it brought me a lot of joy.

[@maenewcombe6543]

This is great! have never seen this area youtubed. Especially like the maps with town names - very helpful. Thanks!

[@juanoliverojr3433]

Thanks for doing this awesome video with drone views and tips with details. I will refer to this when I set up my twisted sisters trip which I dream to do in a convertible sports car some day....

[@fromshadowlands]

Awesome perspective. Thanks for sharing this.

[@trevorjameson3213]

It's a great drive, and quite scenic, but not as beautiful as another area of the hill country which is much further north, west of Blanco, Tx., north of Boerne, Tx. There is an area in there on narrow asphalt back roads that is absolutely spectacular! Huge hills, rivers, a mix of huge hardwood trees along with junipers and oak, and open meadows.

[@cristix2696]

hello! i would love to drive down those backroads you mentioned! anyway you could drop specific directions for where they are?

[@redeyedpirates1108]

One of the reasons i love this state so much is just how much there is to explore. There is always some cool new spot to check out. I appreciate it we will head there asap 😎😁

[@JWayne-ej4jy]

There's a cool route from comfort TX to Fredericksburg tx. Hasenwinkle Rd. Tho many cattlguards

[@SquidProQuo80]

Whoever calls this area the Alps of Texas has never seen the Alps; 🤣🤣🤣 but even still it's a beautiful area. Thanks for the great video!

[@ralphjames1211]

I've only heard it referred to once as the Appalachia of Texas!

[@jaybeene2155]

It's pronounced "Lake E", not leaky.

[@trevorjameson3213]

LOL.. everybody gets that wrong! That's a nice place though, I love going to Garner State Park and hiking the mountain and along the river.

[@terrybunton2586]

If your not familiar with the Willow City Loop (look for sign) out of Fredericksburg Texas about 12-16 miles or so on hwy.16 going toward Llano U Should give it a go...... It used to be a well kept secret many years ago but No longer...it is not a city but an old ranching community that has an old 2 storey stone school house and volunteer fire dept.with Couple houses or buildings thats about it....but what your looking for is the loop road Which is a left turn after passed the old school and coming to the stop sign. This rd. to the left is a meandering ranch road that goes on a 21 mile loop down into a valley and canyon pass and loops back around to hwy.16 This loop and drive is especially beautiful in the spring March-May a lot of artists visit this area during This time. It will fool U at first but be patient u won't have to wait long and it won't disappoint u. One thing pls. Be aware that the Road is open range thru private ranches and roaming live stock and The properties must be respected by staying with the road. When U arrive down in the canyon look up high on the right side cliffs Watch for the Indian head Rock formation.....in the late after noon is best the Sun's is westerly and the Shadows are just right.... Watch out for cows deer turkeys and dillos.... Take Care

[@redeyedpirates1108]

Thank you so much for the suggestion! That sounds amazing, we will absolutely be checking this out!

[@trevorjameson3213]

@@redeyedpirates1108 I will second that suggestion. Willow City Loop is nice.. Short, but nice. There are some great views on the northern side of the loop, with red granite outcroppings and creeks, very beautiful.

[@garbinator09]

Watching this video reminds me that there does not seem to be public lands for people to enjoy, just miles and miles of endless Bobwire keeping people out. no place to camp, no place to fish, no place to freely hunt or even target shoot.

[@redeyedpirates1108]

On our channel we strive to show off the beautiful public lands to explore in this state. We would like to show more places to camp fish and hunt because there are plenty. We have a lot more content planned that show this off. Go ahead and subscribe and you will be notified as soon as we upload another.

[@JWayne-ej4jy]

Great video 🎉

[@sbcburgos2300]

I think that the landscape is better appreciated with real time camera speed.

[@MusicMissionary]

I used to live in the Hill Country and never heard it called the Texas Alps. We did talk about "going over the mountain" when there was a range between us and another town. For the record though, we don't really care how big anybody else's mountains are. They were beautiful and they were ours. Were...

[@mikelovestoride2367]

Hwy 170 thru Big Ben STATE park is my favorite road in Texas. I've ridden them all and imo, nothing else comes close.

[@redeyedpirates1108]

That drive has been on our Texas bucket list for some time now. I can’t wait to make a video on it.

[@trevorjameson3213]

@@redeyedpirates1108 I've been there too. Do it when you get a chance, it's quite spectacular. But it is desert terrain so be aware of that, and it's incredibly remote.

[@momandwarrior47]

I suggest going to OST restaurant next time you are in the area. Its very good and locals love it! They have good biscuits and gravy, taco salad, CF Steak, etc... and their John Wayne room is neat! Definitely a good place to eat on your way to driving the TS route! I havent watched the whole thing yet but I know you will pass Medina and the Love Creek Orchards! Great Apple Ice cream there! Also the burgers are good!

[@cheryldriscoll9626]

LOVED IT!🇨🇱

[@waylandgriffith9655]

Show us that adorable cameramans face.

[@markwolfshohl6562]

Leakey is pronounced “ lake-ee”

[@EGT-07]

The sad part is: you can really only drive through most of the Hill Country since so much is private land. I know some will disagree with me, but I wish we had a little more land in Texas that was either national forest or state park. Sadly we don’t.

[@garbinator09]

I assume in Texas people drive to eat and visit available museums and entertainment venues.

[@justliberty4072]

Looks kind of like eastern PA, but more arid and scrubbier trees.

[@jerryhominick2806]

Very nice! However Leaky, Texas is pronounced Lakey.

[@andyjay729]

Isn't Leakey, Texas pronounced "lay-key"?

[@ccriollo94]

It’s so weird to see people romanticizing the place that is just my home

[@andyjay729]

If by "Alps" you mean "high mountains", wouldn't the Texas Alps be the Guadalupe Mountains, as opposed to the 1600-foot Hil Country (as scenic as it is)? Hey, the Guadalupes reach up to 8700 feet, so even by West Coast standards, that's pretty high up there. Maybe not super-high like the highest peaks of the Sierras and Cascades, but high enough that you can kinda feel the effects of the altitude.

[@redeyedpirates1108]

The Swiss alps of Texas is an area near Bandera Tx and that is where we started this journey. I suppose it is what the locals call it. But you are correct that the Guadalupe range is much higher and even more scenic. You should check out my most recent video where I solo hike to the top of the Guadalupe Peak. It really is on a completely different level.

[@davidgrenis638]

I WATCH THIS BECAUSE OF THE NAME I THOUGHT TWISTED SISTERS THAT OUGHT TO BE INTERESTING THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE MUCH MORE INTERESTING BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE TREES UP AGAINST THE HIGHWAY I BLOCK MOST OF THE VIEW FOR MOST OF THE TRIP IS ONLY THAT FIRST LEG IN THE VERY LAST THAT YOU CAN SEE KIND OF ANY KIND OF VISTA DAVID ADAM GRENIS CURRENTLY IN HOUSTON TEXAS WHERE'S THE ROAD CRUISE WOULD CUT DOWN A LOT OF THOSE TREES SO YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING BESIDES TREES

[@ralphjames1211]

Not the Texas Alps (That title would be more fitting for the mountains in and around Alpine, TX and Fort Davis instead!), but instead the Hill Country would be referred to by some as the Appalachia or Ozarks of Texas! The Texas Hill Country area looks more like the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, The Smokey Mountains, Western Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania for the southern part of the Hill Country, while the central and northern parts of the Hill Country looks more like the hills of Southern Missouri, Eastern Oklahoma, and Western Arkansas, while none of the Hill Country looks anything like The Alps! One would have to travel to the Davis Mountains, especially Sawtooth Mtn, to see anything that looks like The Alps, though!

[@rvasquez8057]

So did you ever decide? Is it "Twisted Sisters" or "Three Sisters"? 😂

[@markaycock9835]

Leekie😂 You're obviously not a Texan. It's Lakey.

[@bobbymcguyer]

Slow down Dude!!!!

[@jimmygillis3727]

Would of loved it if you didn't go so fast

[@redeyedpirates1108]

Thank you for the feedback. It was over four hours and 100 miles of driving so we had to speed the footage up! We'll try to slow it down through the good parts in our future videos though.