Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

 

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Since we are planning to spend the rest of the spring and summer in New Mexico and Colorado, we need to get our hiking legs back. So today we climbed Enchanted Rock, a 425 ft high pink granite rock. It’s a .6 mile climb, and we came back a few miles along the loop trail around the rock. What a beautiful park, and a scenic 15 mile drive north of Fredericksburg to get there. After spending months along the Gulf Coast and in south Texas, we’ve missed real hiking trails with rocks and hills. It was a fun day.

Lots of bluebonnets and other wildflowers.

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At the top of the rock. It was a fairly easy climb.

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The trail back down through Echo Canyon.

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Can you see the spade, heart and diamond? No club, though.

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The trail back to the car.

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Which went around Moss Lake.

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It was nice to be on a real hike. And since this was a Texas State Park, our pass got us in without having to pay the $6 per person entrance fee.

8 comments:

  1. Terrific pictures. That is certainly a beautiful area and the trail looks great. Loved the cactus picture lol!!

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  2. I was lucky enough to get to go to ER back when it was private in the mid fifties. It is still a favorite place of mine. Tent camping only. No in vehicle sleeping allowed is unique to that park.

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  3. If you have not been there Lost Maples SNA is another good hiking area south of your current location.

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  4. I was so scared on that hike. For some reason, I froze half way up. I had to take a minute to collect my wits and then finished the climb. I find as I am getting older, I am more afraid of heights. Great pictures of the hike. Enjoy Hill Country! ~wheresweaver

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  5. I heard about Enchanted Rock , but never made it there in my travels through Texas last year. I sure wish I had gone there.

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  6. What a great hike. Hope we can go there sometime.

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  7. Thank you guys for carrying your readers with you. Just lovely.

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