Rough Hollow is a wonderful community and it will get even better as it develops more.  The 2010 Parade of Homes should introduce many more people to Rough Hollow as the Parade will be there just as it was in 2008.

So where’s the Charlie Brown connection?  Around 15 years ago, when what is now Rough Hollow was just a nice cove on Lake Travis and a bunch of acreage with jeep trails running through it, I used to go there.  I had a boat and my oldest daughter, Sarah, and I would go out on Lake Travis on weekends.  Every once in a while we would pull into a cove, drop anchor and fish for a while.

marina at Rough Hollow

One fall day we were boating and went into Rough Hollow Cove.  I dropped anchor close to shore and we got out of the boat.  Sarah had her Charlie Brown fishing pole with her.  I knew a cold front was to come into the area, but it was just noon and the front was not supposed to hit until later in the afternoon.  It seems that the forecast was slightly off.

I looked to the northwest and saw darkening skies.  Knowing what was ahead I told Sarah that we needed to get back into the boat.  Sarah had set her fishing pole down on one of the ledges that sort of stair-stepped down the wall of the cove to the water.  We were in such a hurry to get to the boat, Sarah forgot about the fishing pole.

Just after we got in the boat and I fired up the motor the front hit.  We took off for the marina just as fast as we could go.  It wasn’t until the next time we got in the boat that Sarah realized she had lost her fishing pole.  I knew right where it was, but we didn’t get back to Rough Hollow Cove until the next spring and the water was way up and we never found the thing.

Now Rough Hollow Cove is home to a great marina, large pavilion, restaurant and fitness center.  Every time I am there I can’t help but think about that day years ago and I look down to where I think Sarah’s Charlie Brown fishing pole is.  Over the years as boaters visited the cove and as people moved into Lake Travis waterfront homes on Rough Hollow Cove, I have a feeling the pole has been found and is long gone.