Friday, February 26, 2016

The Inks Lake Area in the Hill Country of Texas

We had read that the Hill Country was scenic, but this part of Texas turned out to be better than we expected.
The rock formations are stunning to behold and to hike into.  (Note:  No active snakes this time of year)! 
The vegetation along the lake is as green and lush as Michigan in May.
No Morel Mushrooms, however.

These rocks are Gneiss Rocks (pronounced "nice") and are more than 1 billion years old.  Yes with a "B".  Most rocks in Texas are types of limestone and nowhere near that old, so this is a very unique area.
 This quiet cove in the lake is called the "Devil's Waterhole", and is a great place to swim in the summer.  Swimmers can jump off the ledges you see into the clear water.  Bill was jealous.

It is difficult, this time of year, to leave a quiet campsite, like this, where the view from your back window is this above!
Nevertheless, we must move on.......

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