Hiking In Texas

This is the hike that taught me the real meaning of knowing the limits This trail is both exhilarating and challenging. Lots of switchbacks, masses of solid rock under foot, steep drop offs, boulders and never ending waterbars. Unless you love waterbars you will get sick and tired of them on this trail. My hiking partner and I, both 70, set out at 6:30 am and made the summit at 1:45pm. It was all downhill after that, both literally and figuratively.  This Google earth image shows a relief of the mountains with the starting point for the hike, and a blue line representing the portion of the hike that I recorded as a track on my GPS device. It also shows a marker for the Bridge, and one for the summit. Take the hike in video. Early on the trail you will have to navigate around and over waterbars (steps) made of rock. Some waterbars have logs as their risers. The waterbars will seem to be never- ending. The first set of switchbacks will keep you turning corners until you're tired of t...