Sorry it took so long to respond. Lake Somerville is just south of College Station. Close to Austin, closer to Houston and about 215 miles from Garland http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/prairies_and_lakes/ http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lake_somerville/#sch How does 12/29, 12/30 and 12/31 sound? Might even go early and take a long weekend. I gotta get out into some open space. Soon. _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/videos-tours.aspx?h=7sec&slideid=1&media=aero-shake-7second&listid=1&stop=1&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_7secdemo:122009