We took a holiday on President’s Day and explored the Inks Lake State Park. My in-laws stayed with the two youngest kiddos so they could get their naps in, and the rest of us headed out for a hike! It was so nice. We hiked along the Pecan Flats Trail at Ink Lake State Park. Here’s a little photo-journal of our hike.
Lauren with the cacti!
Okay, that’s ME with the ever present prickly pear cacti. We saw lots of patches of them. They grow quite abundantly.
Not sure what kind of grass this is, but you can see that a child could easily get lost in it. No, ours didn’t! :o)
This is the Falkenstien Wedding Castle. I zoomed in as far as I could, and it’s still just a speck! You can’t tour it, unfortunately, but we’ve looked at it closer up on other expeditions. It is amazingly huge!
Ever had mesquite BBQ? Well, here’s the tree that it is flavored from! These are everywhere also.
The kids on top of the rock!!
I made it, too!
The view from the top of the rock. (Inks Lake)
Another view ~
Terry tossing a rock into the Lake. It was very peaceful out in the woods! The splash from the rock sounded loud!
Here’s Mitch by the Lake.
He’s balancing on a tree trunk! He had so much fun running and climbing on this trail.
Spanish Bayonet. VERY SHARP! Of course, nearly everything out here will poke, pinch, sting or bite you! :o)
MISTLETOE! And it’s not even close to Christmas!
These are the lovely (I say sarcastically) Cedar trees that pollinate in DECEMBER and leave us with terrible allergy trouble! It is nice to see some green in an otherwise brown world! :o)
We found this very tall rock and Terry couldn’t wait to see the view from there!
The kids made it, too!
Hello up there!
I couldn’t get to the top of the rock, but close enough!
The view from the high rock.
Yet another view…
Inks Lake.
Lauren taking a rest from the hike…now we’re getting tired!
The campsite area of Inks Lake.
Inks Lake, or the “Lake of Shining Waters”, to quote Anne of Green Gables!
We enjoyed our little getaway so much. Inks Lake is only 10 minutes away, but we hadn’t been! Some of the greatest beauty, and fun, are truly in our backyards! After the cold weather, sickness and injuries, it was a gift from the Lord to be able to get away and enjoy ourselves, and God’s creation. We’re going to try to go back when everything is bursting out in various shades of green and our gorgious wildflowers are in bloom!
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I'm glad you discovered such an interesting and beautiful place so close to your home. I love the pictures. It makes me want to see it next time I come to visit you.
I love you.
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What fun!
Though you can keep the cactus and the Spanish Bayonet. lol
I'm glad that you took time out and was able to be with the older kids for President's Day. We did our taxes, what loads of fun that was. lol
Wow, is that Wedding Castle gorgeous or what! Thank you for putting a link to be able to see it better. That would be a really beautiful place to have a wedding. If one had the money to hold it there.
Thanks for sharing your President's Day pictures with us!
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We enjoyed the pictures of your hike. We are glad you got to enjoy a day off. We are so glad Lauren's eye is better. We have been praying for her everyday.
The Pledger family
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