I recently went for a drive where I started at 377 and I spent some time driving on Kelly rd. as well as on Bear Creek rd, which are in Aledo, Texas. I was struck with the beauty of one street in particular that I turned on to get to know the area a little bit better. The homes were 10 acre ranch lots with mature lives oaks, lots of yucca, and a flowing stream running between a few of the different properties. It was an area where the native landscape was able to grow into its mature form and really shine. There is just something so special about areas where nature is left alone and allowed to be what God made it to be.
I continued driving and made my way to Bear Creek road, which follows its namesake and meanders through several housing developments to the south, and then to the north, it appears that the river has remained untouched with trees and wilderness all around. This was yet another example of seeing nature in its element and being so impressed with God’s creative design.
To be honest, I am not a huge fan of all the housing developments to the south of Bear Creek road. For some reason, when developers approach a piece of land that they want to develop, they first removed all of the natural beauty that was there and then they start once again from square one. It might be an unnecessary evil, but I just wish there was a different method where you leave most of it alone, put a few roads in, section it off into larger lots, and build a reasonable size of home.
There was a property, that I originally thought was a potential housing development, that has restrictions where there can only be one single family home on a 40 acre lot. It was a multi-million dollar price point, but it is good to know that the property will be preserved (assuming the new owner doesn’t clear all the trees just for the heck of it) in its natural state of beauty. It was very pretty, lots of trees, a creek that cut through, as well as some hilly terrain.
I later discovered that the new Tiger Woods golf course was close by, which made perfect sense. Landscapes all around were truly beautiful, with rivers, trees, and hilly terrain, it’s no wonder they picked that region of Aledo. I did a little bit of research, and it seems that they have made quite a bit of progress. The course is supposed to open later this year and there were some stunning shots of the course. If you are interested to check and see how things are going, they have quite a bit of footage on their instagram page (@bluejackranch).
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