A Den of Cobras @ Enchanted Rock

And They Hike Up Rocks, Too

(from my blog backlog) May 15, we hiked Enchanted Rock State Park* with my son's Webelos Cub Scout Den (the Cobra Patrol) and assorted family members. The park is located between Fredericksburg and Llano, so it's not too far from SA. The weather was awesome that day with clear skies and a cool breeze. Flora was lush from a bounty of spring rain. And by some fluke, there were no mosquitoes that morning. Total hike was about 4.25 miles, some of it was unexpectedly straight uphill. The Den's hike counted toward the Arrow of Light Award theses Webelos are working to earn. *BTW, State Parks are good, simple fun. Here's the link for Texas: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/

Last One up is a Rotten Egg

Not only did the Den get lessons about "Leave no Trace," knot tying and Boy Scout Law during our creekbed lunch, they also got a lesson in "stay on the trail." Well, really we the parents got a lesson in "don't let the boys lead you off trail and straight up the backside of the mountain..." Safely up on top of the big mound of granite, the view was beautiful. The kids explored and even learned about USGS benchmarks from another scout troop's super nice scoutmaster.

Get Thee to The Brewery

Once we were off the rock/trail and back in our vehicles, some of us headed back to Fredericksburg for a late lunch. We skipped our usually post-hike BBQ and went to the Fredericksburg Brewing Co. It has a wide range of yummy food for all ages. Serious hunger prevailed and we left NO trace of food on that table. (Sorry, couldn't resist that one!)