Violet Crown Trail

Today Toby and I wanted to take advantage of the day with a hike.

We chose Violet Crown Trail. This trail is a new addition to a planned regional trail system. Once complete it will be a 30 mile trail passing through Barton Creek and eventually into Hays County.

Bravo to Austin for its desire and ability to incorporate nature into the urban areas and beyond.

The Violet Crown Trail gradually descended down crossing over Gaines Creek (bone dry) numerous times before teeing into Barton Creek (also very bone dry).

Millions of years ago Central Texas was covered by a shallow sea, so it's not uncommon to find fossils in the rocks. I have found many sea animal fossils but have yet to find a plant one....

A skittish lizard...

 We came upon this HUGE (cave?) opening....

The curiosity in me always wants to venture in and take a gander, but you never know what critter may call this home...

Barton Creek bone dry.....

Depending on how much rain we get, this spot is prime for rope swinging, swimming, and hanging out. It looks very lonely right now....

It was a hot day, but luckily the trail was canopied by trees giving us a nice shady walk.