A couple of weekends ago Bryan and I need an escape from the chaos that occasionally accompanies owning a 4 year old. (Is that all 4 year olds, or just mine?) I hate to talk that way about her, but sometimes I just need a break.
We decided to drop her with her grandparents for the weekend, and without a real plan (or a hotel room, even), we drove to the middle of nowhere, Texas to climb a rock.
Ok, let's just stop here for a minute, and talk about what the middle of nowhere, Texas is like. "Towns" are separated by 20 miles (dear god, don't run out of gas in between because there is not any cell service), also there aren't any grocery stores, restaurants, or fast food places (I've yet to figure out how these people eat?) and if you do stop for something be prepared to receive "you're not from around here" stares from the entire town population (which in most cases is like 15.)
I digress. The rock! We drove 4.5 hours to climb an enchanted rock that has been revered by many native american tribes because of it's high energy frequency and supposed healing powers. (Not going to lie, I'm really into this kind of thing right now.)
There are a lot of legends surrounding the rock, most of which can be explained by science, but my favorite one is that some people believe the rock to be a portal into other worlds.
The rock is park of a state park, and even though it wasn't a challenging hike, it was definitely my favorite hike in Texas, thus far. If you're planning on going, I recommend watching the sun set from the top of the dome, and maybe getting a giggle out of this blog post should you choose to research before you go. (If you go to that post you have to read the comments.)
Happy Monday, friends.