davejenbarnes
I am finally twenty-seven! We celebrated by waking up at 6 am and driving out to the Enchanted Rock north of Fredricksburg with our friends, Mario and Alysia. The weather was overcast, but not raining; windy, but not cold.
We started our hike by heading right up the summit trail with a few stops along the way for interesting rocks and climbing attempts. Once at the top, we hung out for a few minutes admiring the view and getting snapshots, then we headed down to the cave. We couldn’t go anywhere in the cave since none of us had thought to bring a flashlight and no other hikers happened to have a flashlight. Next time, we will take a flashlight!
After the summit hike, we headed back down a different way for lunch. We ate sandwiches on a picnic table and saw cardinals, kids playing with little axes, a poodle and a beagle. We decided that we didn’t quite want to leave so after a quick bathroom break, we headed out on a trail around the base of the Enchanted Rock. This trail took us by Turkey Peak, Freshman Hill, Enchanted Rock, and Little Rock. Even though this hike was around the ground, it was still steep and we took 3 breaks in the trip. First, we stopped by a lone rock which Mario and Alysia climbed. The next stop was on the steep side of Enchanted Rock where we watched the rock climbers climbing. Our last stop was in between Enchanted and Little Rocks where there were two very large boulders on a flat surface.
All in all, it was a wonderful trip! We thoroughly enjoyed our time outdoors today and may even return with the Millers for an overnight camping trip sometime this summer! If you ever have a chance to go to the Enchanted Rock, do! and take a flashlight, a backpack (with lunch in it) and good walking/hiking shoes!
For a peek at our day please visit the online photo gallery we have been keeping of our year so far! Enjoy the pictures!
