First mishap of the day was our GPS taking us on a 45 minute "scenic route". Nothing wrong with taking a scenic route, but this scenic route took us the wrong way!!! Not cool! I was so bugged! Brett, of course, couldn't be happier to be alive and had no problems that it took us 3 1/2 hours to get to our destination instead of 2 hours. His ability to be patient through some things that absolutely drive me nuts is amazing. I am lucky to have such a great guy. , but then I realize what That meant We were so excited to explore this great place!
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| This is my "bugged" face |
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| The ride there was pretty scenic. It was a beautiful February day |
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| That Dome up there is Enchanted Rock. It's the closest thing to a mountain in these parts |
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| Enchanted Rock up close-- 425 ft tall |
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| A cute little friend right at the beginning of our hike! |
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| Love this picture of all the people included. Shows everyone's personality perfectly. I also had to laugh at the people "repelling" in the background. Seriously. If they could only see the mountains in Utah. This is a great place to start, though! |
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| Boys on a big rock with Makenna on the ground in the middle. You can see her head poking up. |
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| Rock Jumping! Ready...... |
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| Set...... |
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| Go!!! Action shot!! |
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| Here is my smiley face, now that the crabbiness is gone |
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| Connor was in his element her and was very reminiscent of family trips taken to Moab |
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| This rock doesn't look very tall, but it was giving this mom some heart palpitations! Brett kept telling me "they were fine." |
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| Each one wanted a picture of themselves at the top. |
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| Kenna did have a little bit of a hard time getting down. |
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| Everyone's shadow waving |
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| It's hard to tell, but the incline is pretty steep down. |
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| Beautiful sky |
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| Me and my babe |
The kids found a cave to explore! Lots of people were going through it, so we knew it was safe. A guy was sitting a top the rocks who knew a lot about the cave and had been through it once just barely. (You can see his shoes at the top of this photo.) He suggested going through the cave with a flashlight or headlamp. We didn't have either of those, but Brett asked if his cell phone flashlight app would be sufficient. The guy said that would be great. I stayed out and waited for the kids and Brett to go through because Lady would not like going through that cave.
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The entrance
There is more to the story about this cave. Brett went back a few months later with the scouts. He knew they would all want to go through the cave, so he came prepared with flashlights and had the boys bring their own flashlights.
When he got home he told me he wished he hadn't brought the flashlights to go through the cave. Dumbfounded, I asked why. He said there were TONS of spiders everywhere, all over the cave!!! Ignorance truly was bliss for him!
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| Still smiling after a long day hiking!
We have really loved exploring the great state of Texas! The hiking ain't Utah, but it satisfies the need to get outdoors and climb a little!
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