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The El Oasis Restaurant
at Lake Travis, Austin, Texas

Sitting 450 feet (137 meters) above Lake Travis, on the western edge of Austin, Texas, is a multi-level 30,000 sq. ft. (2787 sq. meters) restaurant, the largest outdoor restaurant in Texas.




^{Beautiful sunsets}

The restaurant promotes itself as the "Sunset Capital of Texas" with its terraced views looking west over the lake.



^{Why all the umbrellas?}

So, if the sunsets are so beautiful, why is everyone under umbrellas? Well, this is Texas, after all. In Texas, in the summertime, it is said that the one thing more valuable and desirable than gold is shade from the blistering sun. The restaurant's location, high above the water, though, provides a nice lake breeze for the customers and the umbrellas provide the shade. That, combined with the excellent food, make the El Oasis a place where people return time and again.

The restaurant was first built in 1982 by Houston entrepreneur Beau Theriot, who purchased a 500-acre (2.0 km2) ranch overlooking the lake and converted it into the current multi-use venue. The construction is "Texas High Country Stone". It is a natural type of construction for homes and other buildings in the area because the land around "Texas High Country" is hundreds of flat limestone layers.

Besides the restaurant, El Oasis has RV parking and camping, art, large meeting rooms for conferences, weddings, etc. (The largest room will hold 2,200 people comfortably.) There is, of course, a gift shop, selling El Oasis t-shirts and other memorabilia, hotel rooms, and......


^{If you're in Texas, you have to at least have one cow.}

NOTE: There are so many other activities and sites at this location that both intermediate and advanced viewers should definitely view the videos linked at the bottom of this page for more feedback.

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NOTE: For this dowsing map, I decided to use an aerial view rather than a map, just to give dowsers the experience of looking out across to the horizon and finding a location as you would if flying over the land in a plane. I am wondering how this works for dowsers, and would appreciate some feedback about it. Thanks.

If you got impressions for which this feedback is insufficient, more information,
pictures and videos can be found at the following web sites:

El Oasis web site (full info & 9 minute video tour)
El Oasis Facebook page
YouTube 7 minute video tour
Wikipedia (background information)