Enchanted Rock (Texas)

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Texas Red Granite. So pretty and salmon colored. It...
Catherine in front of what I believe is called "Cheap...
John, working on a nut placement in a small crack.
John taking a look around for the next place to place...
Catherine at the first belay station on Boston.
Catherine at the first belay station on Boston.
Catherine right, ground left.
Catherine, climbing the second pitch of Boston (5.7)...
Catherine, climbing the second pitch of Boston (5.7)...
Catherine, climbing the second pitch of Boston (5.7)...
Catherine, climbing the second pitch of Boston (5.7)...
View northeast from the top of the dome.
View north from the top of the dome.
John at the top of Boston (5.7).
Walking off the low-angle slab at the top of Boston. ...
John and the rope.
... And back to the bottom again to start all over.
First rappel down Boston sequence shot #1.
First rappel down Boston sequence shot #2.
Setting up the backup on the second rappel.
Second rappel down Boston sequence shot #1.
View as we reach the top of the dome for the second time...
Climbing at night is fun :). Standing on the tippy-top...
Jay readies to leave the truck in the parking lot of...
Hiking up the hill. The size of this big rock is really...
Smiles!
Happy to be at the top.
Jay ponders the yonder near one of the only patches of...
Looking out towards the rock we drove in on.
Jay + rock + sky. Apparently either I can't take a good...
Hiking!
Looking at the top of E-Rock from the path to Turkey...
At the top of Turkey Peak. A much smaller hill.
Jay at the top of Turkey Peak.
Sunset over the corner of E-Rock. All both times I've...
Jay beginning a descent on an easy route meant to remind...
Hiking down in the dark. I had just seen a coyote!
On July 5th, Jay and I headed out to Enchanted Rock to...
View down into the valley from the hike to Turkey Peak. ...
Jay scrambling up the bottom of Turkey Peak.
Jay trekking down towards the anchors we wanted to use.
It was a beautiful day!
Hanging out, relaxing on a rock.
Look closely - I'm pretty sure that's a boat on the side...
Pretty cactus in bloom.
Jay, about to begin his ascent of Turkey Hooks (5.8) on...
Pondering the yonder.
A view of the anchor, having made it to the top!
Looking down at Jay from the top of Turkey Hooks (5.8).
Jay stopped paying attention the the picture-taking...
Sun coming over the Main Dome of E-Rock.
Crazy rock formation.
A lot of smaller boulders had these ferns growing all...
The giant boulders of E-Rock.
I think this boulder had fallen recently, taking that...
Massive crack visible in one of what we think were are...
More giant boulders, on Freshman Peak.
Jay playing in the creek after some ants attacked his ankles.
Looking up the creek.
Catherine's happy* feet in the water. * Minus the...
Froggy!
I think frogs are cute.
What animal makes this kind of track? Turns out we had...
I really liked these little flowers (the detail of which...
The boulders of E-Rock make me think of rock avalanches...
How many buzzards can you count? I think I found 16...
There's an info sign on the main trail, aimed towards...
Giant boulders.
Pathway through the boulders. There was a lot of chaulk...
The sun was finally beginning to go down.
Picture taken from the same spot as the one before, just...
Jay near the end of our hike out.
Neat little bridge to the parking lot. Every time we...
... which might be bad, given that when we came back...
Who doesn't love a water moccasin? This guy was just...
Happy climbers, upon arriving home.