Hiking along the Paluxy

The morning was gorgeous for a backpacking trip. Cool with stunning blue skies. We both were anxious for this hike, since it felt like a long time to us since we had been on this particular trail. It winds up along a mesa and over looks the river, then winds down along some small creeks and back along the Paluxy again.
This time of year the hike is a bit different. Much, if not all of the creek beds are dry and the river itself is much easier to cross. More rocks sticking up above the water means your shoes stay dry.
We first stopped off at a large pool of water, used many years ago by Native Americans for bathing and water needs. Its a good deep pool, some places it reaches a depth of 21 ft. We did see a huge water moccasin there today, so in no way was I going to jump in ! There are also dinosaur prints in the rock bed there.
The climbing around that area is rough and not for just casual out of shape hikers.
We had fun climbing the rocks around there and then headed on for some serious backpacking.
In the picture I look like I am hooked up to some sort of tubing, well that's just my drinking water system. More pictures to come !