Showing posts with label Enchanted Rock State Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Enchanted Rock State Park. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Remembering Being Enchanted In Texas Hill Country
That which you see here showed up a couple minutes ago in my email, in the daily email from Microsoft OneDrive of Memories from this Day.
Took me a moment to remember that it was around this time of year that I hiked to the summit of Enchanted Rock, down south in Texas Hill Country.
It was prime wildflower season.
Getting into Enchanted Rock State Park can be challenging. It is extremely popular, and only so many are let into the park at a time. I was lucky and managed to get in without a long wait in line.
Sunday, February 25, 2024
OneDrive Memory Of Enchanted Rock & Ralph The Swimming Pig
Another Microsoft OneDrive Memory from this Day, which I actually remember, something which does not happen too often with these alleged photo memories.
It was a Winter day, easily could have been in February, during a time when I took myself on a solo roadtrip.
First night I stayed in Waco, and mountain biked the trails in Waco's Cameron Park.
Second night I stayed in San Marcos, and had fun exploring Aquarena Springs, site of the clearest water I have ever seen, and an abandoned amusement park that one could walk through.
Back during its heyday a pig named Ralph, known as The Swimming Pig, put on a show in Spring Lake. One could watch the show from above the lake, or venture into a submarine viewing venue.
When I visited one could still climb down into the submarine viewing venue to look deep into the crystal clear water.
Leaving San Marcos I found myself in what is known in Texas as Hill Country. This is where one finds Luckenbach, and many other sites of interest. Eventually I found myself at Enchanted Rock State Park, which is where the above photo was taken, at the top of the rock, using my long-gone Casio digital camera, which had a feature now known as taking a selfie.
Leaving Enchanted Rock I headed south, eventually spending the night in San Antonio, and seeing the Alamo for the first time. That and San Antonio's Riverwalk.
The next morning I got a phone call which caused me to hurry back to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex as quick as possible.
Remembering that phone call, and all the other phone calls that day, is a memory I would have preferred not to have been reminded of today...
It was a Winter day, easily could have been in February, during a time when I took myself on a solo roadtrip.
First night I stayed in Waco, and mountain biked the trails in Waco's Cameron Park.
Second night I stayed in San Marcos, and had fun exploring Aquarena Springs, site of the clearest water I have ever seen, and an abandoned amusement park that one could walk through.
Back during its heyday a pig named Ralph, known as The Swimming Pig, put on a show in Spring Lake. One could watch the show from above the lake, or venture into a submarine viewing venue.
When I visited one could still climb down into the submarine viewing venue to look deep into the crystal clear water.
Leaving San Marcos I found myself in what is known in Texas as Hill Country. This is where one finds Luckenbach, and many other sites of interest. Eventually I found myself at Enchanted Rock State Park, which is where the above photo was taken, at the top of the rock, using my long-gone Casio digital camera, which had a feature now known as taking a selfie.
Leaving Enchanted Rock I headed south, eventually spending the night in San Antonio, and seeing the Alamo for the first time. That and San Antonio's Riverwalk.
The next morning I got a phone call which caused me to hurry back to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex as quick as possible.
Remembering that phone call, and all the other phone calls that day, is a memory I would have preferred not to have been reminded of today...
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