Wednesday Walk - Cleburne State Park - part 2

As promised, more Cleburne State Park from May 26th.  You can see it's a gorgeous day. And there's Ray still ready to trudge along.  We are headed up to the CCC Spillway.  Alas, no water  was showing off in waterfalls. Texas has  just been too dry. 

But the  work of the Civilian  Conservation Corp back in  the 1930s was superb. 

You think of Texas as really flat,  but there is some dramatic  elevation  here in limestone. 

Truly breathtaking

This was definitely worth stopping  the  car and  following  the  trail. 

Find your next adventure in  your own backyard (i.e. within an hour's drive, I bet)

And our final reward for our trail treks. Once back in the car, we drove into  Cleburne and found a really tasty Tex-Mex place - La Fiesta.  Mmmm. enchiladas for me. Fajitas for Ray. 

Once home, it was siesta time.  Perfect day. 
 

Monday Funday - Cleburne State Park part 1

Thursday, May 26, dawned perfect.  A  decent rain had burst our heat bubble and cleared out ozone  warnings.  It was 70 degrees, sunny,  blue sky, and yes, time to take advantage again of my Texas State Park  retirement pass.  Destination - Cleburne State Park.  One hour drive. 

Spring fed Cedar Lake was fairly clear. 

We drove, stopped, hiked some little trails, and kept  coming back to the lake

Love a cactus bloom on the trail. It's near the end of the season  for that. 

Splendid  time walking and certainly gave Ray's  new knee  a challenge. It  was up  to the  task. 

Go find your nearest state park - it's worth a trip. Restrooms  are clean. Paths are easy enough to figure out on the map. Fresh air, my friends.    Clears the head. 

Part 2 of our adventure on Wednesday.