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want to tell you about my first real hike, because it's instructive in the worst possible way. It was a Saturday morning in late spring. A friend had suggested we do a "short hike" in the mountains — maybe five miles, nothing crazy, bring some water. I wore khaki pants.
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<p>The East Mountain Loop provides the most comprehensive rock art circuit available at Hueco Tanks State Park, covering the full perimeter of East Mountain and accessing the widest variety of pictogr...
<p>The East Spur Trail provides guided access to pictograph sites on the eastern flanks of Hueco Tanks, visiting rock art panels that include some of the most vivid and well-preserved examples of Jorn...
<p>North Mountain at Hueco Tanks holds the densest concentration of Native American rock paintings in Texas, with over 3,000 pictographs representing some of the oldest and most significant rock art i...
<p>The River Trail follows the banks of the Colorado River through Colorado Bend State Park, providing an extended and serene tour of the riparian corridor that forms the ecological heart of this cent...
<p>The Spicewood Springs Trail explores one of the most ecologically rich areas of Colorado Bend State Park, following the course of Spicewood Creek through a narrow limestone canyon where crystal-cle...
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