D-A-Y-T-R-I-P

This should have been posted last week BUT due to life, it is a bit late.  Enjoy! 

Saturday we channeled our inner Chet Garner for a little day trip of our own.  It could not of gotten any better except for the lack of trail mix on our hike.  The game plan was always to go hike at  Enchanted Rock and then swing by Fredricksburg for dinner.  I particularly was in need of FRESH AIR and EXERCISE.  Even if this FRESH AIR and EXERCISE were accompanied by misty rain at times.  I had been feeling claustrophobic from being inside working and entertaining at home. So it was time for a mini adventure.  

Mini adventures should always start with this.  

Starbucks gift cards were popular with our families this Christmas season and we greatly appreciate the treat!  It is only an hour and half to our destination but somehow it took us double that to reach.  Cooper's BBQ in Llano, TX was calling Dude's name so shortly after Starbucks we found ourselves eating half a pound of brisket and half a link of jalapeno sausage.

It was delicious.  Like moved to the number one spot on my great BBQ list delicious.
Quick fact about Llano, TX is it known as the Deer Capital of Texas.  There were a slew of hunters partaking in Cooper's BBQ with us.  I felt a little out of place in my bright pink shirt, running tights, and equally as bright blue vest.  Two quick facts about TX BBQ venues 1. beans are free 2. you will be eating at picnic tables.

So after brisket, sausage, beans, coleslaw and sweet tea we waddled out of Cooper's to the car and finally made it to our destination Enchanted Rock.

Enchanted Rock State Nature Area is a pink granite dome that rises 425 feet above the surrounding countryside. It is one of the largest batholiths, or exposed underground rock formations, in the US. Tonkawa Indians named it, believing ghost fires flickered at the top and that a Spanish conquistador had cast a spell on it.  When Dude was in scouts his troop would come here to camp.  This is also where he got his first concussion.

The Eagle Scout getting the game plan together.  We hiked to the summit of the dome, then around on various trails.

 Hydrate.

pink wet granite.

couldn't resist.

We ended the day with dinner and a sweet treat in Fredricksburg, TX and spent time meandering in and out of all the shops on Main Street.  

Added bonus to the day, we made it back to Austin in time to watch Miss America be crowned, and then Pure Country!  Congrats Miss Nebraska, I still can't believe you are seventeen and hello George Strait in wranglers.