Back Into Our Element

This is where we belong, what we crave for.  The beauty of nature and all it has to offer.  The places we'll be visiting from now through when we get home are more of our style.  Not to say that we didn't appreciate what the cities that we visited had to offer but we really feel at home with nature.  The Hamilton Pool was slated to be closed for swimming when I checked online before our visit but lucky for us when we arrived it was open!

It's a short beautiful 1/2 mile hike to the pool.

When you finally get there you can't believe what you see.
Dakotah jumped right into the 71degree natural spring water to swim to the other side.

My beautiful girl standing underneath the waterfall.

There were fish in the pool.  There were small ones that likes to nibble off your feet and then there were a few of these giant catfish.

Dakotah and I were one of the few who arrived early and had the pool all to ourselves.
In the background you can see the people starting to pile in.

Love this shot!

Yes, I'm a dork with my blue sneakers on but my tender feet couldn't handle walking on the gravel bottom floor.

Here's a cool perspective of the pool.  It's the backside of the wall to the right.

Imagine that this all used to be underwater.

The Hamilton Pool really is a beautiful place to visit.  You'll need a reservation to get in because they limit the capacity.

I loved the look of these trees with their roots exposed in the river, sitting amongst the boulders and the water.

This is, so far, my favorite place that we visited.  I don't think we would have ever gotten the chance if we weren't driving cross-country.  The Hamilton Pool is located in the middle of Texas away from the busy cities in Travis County.  If you ever visit Austin, you may consider taking the drive out to see the Hamilton Pool.