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  1. What a fun looking hike! I love that we can still spend time in the outdoors during this time. I’m glad that you offer some short hikes too. Our kids enjoy hiking, but they definitely can’t do those long hikes yet.

  2. What a beautiful place! Though climbing up the equivalent of 30-40 stories is a bit iffy with me but an 87 year old doing it is absolutely inspiring!

  3. Finding local hiking spots is so important and always a surprise to me when I find them. I always think, wow this is in my state. That’ great that you gave details about nearby hikes. How was the heat considering it is in texas?

  4. What an incredible looking hike! And such a huge achievement with you all reaching the summit.

  5. Enchanted Rock looks amazing! My boys would also love climbing around the rocks. It makes a hike so much more fun! Love the advice on visiting during the cooler temperatures. That would be much harder during summer months I’d think.

  6. I think the hiking there would be something we would love to do. It does remind me a bit of Uluru with the features and colours. I wonder how the indigenous population here feel about hiking up the rock, we chose not to do it at Uluru.

    1. I haven’t heard or read anything about the indigenous people’s feeling about hiking up the rock until today.

  7. What a lovely place to holiday with family! I can see why your son enjoyed the Enchanted Rock hiking so much. I always look out for such moderately challenging hiking trips.

  8. I love Texas Hill Country. I did not have time to climb Enchanted Rock during my visit and now will add it to next time. The formations are really unique, view from the top looks gorgeous and the Fragile vernal pool is interesting, too bad there weren’t any fairy shrimp. Great tip to start early in the morning

    1. I also love Texas Hill country. It’s my go to place for a quick weekend getaway. Hope to go back this fall and hike to the top one more time.

  9. That massive pink granite dome at the top makes for some great pictures. I also love some good rock scrambling which it looks like there is plenty of at Enchanted Rock. Thanks for the detailed post and for providing information on the different hiking routes. This was very helpful!

  10. It’s good to know that you need to arrive early – what a bummer you couldn’t enter on your first try! Isn’t the view from the top just spectacular, it kind of reminds me of a giant granite rock here in NSW Australia called ‘The Pyramid.’

    1. Yeah. We had no idea the line to get in would be that long. I’m glad we got a chance to see the spectacular views from the top. I would like to read about the Pyramid in Australia though.

  11. The layers eroding away and the landscape constantly changing must make a hike here a bit more challenging. I wonder if they’ll eventually stop hikers onto these rocks to preserve them? Would you say it’s a safe hiking environment?

  12. That is the first time that I have come across the Enchanting rock. In some way, the name and the pic reminded me of Enid Blyton stories. Good tip on starting early. Seems to require certain hiking shoes else you might slip. Your little one definitely looks happy.

  13. This looks like such an exciting hike. Hiking is one of my top hobbies, so it would definitely be on the bucket list. I do prefer to have the area to myself (or just a few others) when hiking, so I would want to get there early. I would probably be the woman already on her way back down before 8am! The vernal pools look very cool, I would be disappointed if I didn’t find any of the fairy shrimp. I’m glad to see that your son had fun, I would have my daughter with me so it looks like it would be doable. Thanks for sharing!

    1. I’m sure your daughter will like it here. And if I go here again with my hiking group, we will be like that woman who was on her way back down when we got there. 🙂

  14. We would certainly plan to hike on Enchanted Rock if we visit the Fredericksburg area in Texas. That big pink dome would be a draw for sure. Good plan to do it early in the day when you still have lots of energy. Or be like me and stop regularly for photos and take my time. I would love to do the summit trail for the view. But good to know there are some easier paths.

    1. Yes! You must come here when you plan a trip to Fredericksburg, the wine country of Texas. And I also made a lot of stop when hiking with my family for pictures and taking in the beauty.

  15. That exfoliation dome is so epic! I would love to take a top view aerial shot using a drone on that rock formation. Sadly, I haven’t been there but I will surely add it on my list.
    By the way, congratulations to the three of you for reaching the summit.

    1. It will be great to have a top view of the rock, but if I’m not mistaken, drone is not allowed in the park.

  16. I’ve only ever passed through one Texan city when in the US, and it wasn’t Fredericksburg! Enchanted Rock sounds and looks like a great place to hike, with some interesting rock formations too. I’m embarrassed by the two elderly hikers you saw, I just know they’d put me to shame!

  17. What a beautiful hike! I can see why the granite dome has attracted people for centuries, it is so enticing!

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