Hiking at Enchanted Rock

We're alive! We finally got off our lazy butts and got a Flickr account. Lets see if I can figure out how to work it.

A couple months ago we went hiking at Enchanted Rock. They had recently gotten some rain fall, so there was a lovely little waterfall that we adventurously decided to climb through. By the end of the day, when we were coming back down the hill, the waterfall had dried up. We definitely hit it just at the right time.














It was... Windy.



Brandon loved the top of Enchanted Rock because it looked like being on some sort of alien moon. I agree with him, it was definitely a different kind of hike.

Brandon was adamant that we find the National Geologic Survey Marker. It was REALLY hard to find, since it was so tiny. But we found it!

Did I mention it was rainy and wet?



On the moon. Or over the moon, depending on your perspective.

There's a cave on the back side of Enchanted Rock. We climbed down to it, Brandon did some exploring, and we took a break for lunch.

Steep and slippery.





Cooking dinner back at the campsite.





A quick late-night hike to a scenic overlook.



Breakfast burritos back at the main camp ground.

Yum!

Cleanup.

We went for one last hike to a small frog pond tucked away in a corner of the park.

Aside from the cacti, it was oddly reminiscent of Michigan. There were a lot of species of plant in common, and we could hear crickets - not terribly common in Texas.



Every few minutes we'd hear a frog go "plop" into the water. We were always too slow to see them.

Well now that we have a Flickr account set up, it should be easier to get back to blogging. But it's a double-edged sword. I'm entering my final semester of grad school and things are going to be crazy. So don't expect a terribly consistent schedule. I'll try and check in once in a while.

Bye for now!