For BBQ I really like taking a drive up to Lockhart to eat at Black's or Smitty's. I like the brisket better at Blacks, and the sausage better at Smitty's. There's another legendary BBQ joint a few miles down the road in Luling, called City Market, which is also mindblowingly awesome. Quality is pretty much the same at all three IMO. Of all them Blacks is the only one with good sides though; love their jalapeno cornbread. Don't expect to have meat if you show up for dinner though, they can sell out pretty early. Favorite chicken fried steak in the area is at Tip Top Cafe on Fredricksburg Road. Favorite burger is the cheddar cheesy at Chris Madrids, though I really gotta try the place started by his sister on the westside after the family sold the place (still tastes the same to me as when Chris was running it 30 years ago though).
If you want outdoors shit Enchanted Rock up in Fredricksburg is pretty cool. Also really like Lost Maples, though I usually go there in the fall when you can see the color change. Maybe if you get lucky you can drive to South Padre Island to see one of Elon's rockets blow up? South Padre is a lot of fun if you wanna do a quick beach trip in between game days. Love getting the flounder, red snapper, and shrimp at Los Tortugos right before the bridge to South Padre Island from Port Isabel. Alternatively, another awesome couple of days trip in downtime between games is Big Bend National Park. Love camping at the Chisos Basin campground, such awesome views of Casa Grande plus some nice hikes like South Rim, Emory Peak, or if you don't mind off-trail Casa Grande. Big Bend has one of the darkest skies in the US so stargazing is great there. If you get lucky on dates lining up might even have a chance to look through a 36 inch telescope at McDonald Observatory.
