We headed to Lost Maples State Natural Area for fall break this year. We spent the first night in the main campground and then did a little backpacking to reach our site for the next night. We were a little early for the colorful leaves, but it was still really nice and the weather was perfect.
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| Lost Maples State Natural Area |
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| Can you spot those 2 tiny water specks in the picture? That's where we ended up camping (after a steep descent!) |
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| The boys resting after our hike. |
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| A great little swimming hole- deep enough to jump off the lower cliffs (no we didn't try). |
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| Of course Titus couldn't resist the water. |
On our 2nd night, a troop of boy scouts arrived at 12:30am! We woke up surrounded by 16 new tents- crazy! We packed up as quickly as possible and hiked out.
Before heading home, we stopped at 2 other parks: Hill Country State Natural Area and Government Canyon State Natural Area. At Hill Country, we experienced their frontier day. There were some restored tractors, a chuck wagon, covered wagon rides, etc. It was pretty hot so we didn't stay long, but it's a great park if you like horses. Government Canyon is definitely a place we need to go back and explore some more someday. Pets aren't allowed in the backcountry, so we were limited in what we could see with Titus.
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| Titus and tractors- Hill Country State Natural Area |
