Have you still not taken that much-needed summer vacation you've been hoping for? Don't want to hassle with the touchy-feely TSA? Lucky for you, Texas is a sprawling vacationland waiting to be explored without breaking the bank or your comp time.
A lot of my travels have been right here in Texas. Very recently I took a three-day trip to Austin and the Hill Country near the Dripping Springs - Johnson City area. I've been to that area before to Pedernales Falls, but I had never been to one of the area's "best-kept secrets" called Hamilton Pool. In magazines it seemed majestic and beautiful, but I approached the trip with skepticism. I mean, filters and Photoshop can make a sewer plant look exciting.
With floaties and cameras in tow, I arrived at Hamilton Pool early because they only allow 75 vehicles in at a time to preserve the natural beauty of the area. It only cost me $10 to get in ($10 a vehicle). From the parking area it's a 1/4 of a mile trek down, down, down into what increasingly seemed to be the exact location where Jurassic Park was filmed. And then... BAM... I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
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