Knapp’s Castle - Men’s Trip

Austin — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:24:00 +0000

I got to drive out to Knapp’s Castle with a few photo buddies last weekend! We all brought our cameras and had a blast… That is until the wind picked up and threatened to blow all of our stuff away! Haha. It was pitch black up there, so we had to shoot everything with a flash or really long exposures.

From left to right: me, Jimmy Prola, Stephen Tamiesie, Alan Dowling

Knapp’s Castle (if you don’t know) is the ruins of an ancient castle built in the dark ages. King Knapp was the king of the castle and all his servants were called ‘dirty rascals.’ One day, King Knapp encountered an magical sword which gave him great power. So much power in fact, that one day, he got angry that he swung his sword at the beams which held up most of the castle’s weight. The entire castle crumbled and King Knapp was buried under the rubble. Until this day, his ghost haunts the ruins - making loud whistling noises. Some might call this wind, but it isn’t wind I tell you! Run for your lives if you hear the whistling!

Yes, yes, I made up that story. Haha.. I hope you were amused at least! I think Knapp’s Castle is just a big house that was torn down in the 70’s and hasn’t been rebuilt yet. I assume Mr. Knapp is a great guy because he lets everyone camp on his land and enjoy the beautiful view.

Jimmy found the praying mantis, and borrowed my camera to take a few shots. I took some also, so I’m not sure who took these ones!

I wanted Dara to know that I was thinking about her - I did this with a long exposure and a cell phone. Look closely and you can see my legs faintly!

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Knapp’s Castle - Men’s Trip