The AmeriTrail is the longest trail in the park, the in and back hike is almost 8 miles! The trail follows the bank of Peach Creek…
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
We landed at midnight in Denver, in the middle of a snow storm. First stop was the 24 hour donut shop downtown, VooDoo Doughnuts. Then we braved the mountain roads driving to Estes Park, and our Air BnB.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Its a LONG trek to get from Houston to West Texas, where Guadalupe Mountain National Park is located. The 10 hour drive is worth it for some of the best hiking in Texas. Plus, the highest peaks in Texas are located in Guadalupe Mountain National Park.
Hiking Lake Houston Wilderness Park – Forest Trail
On the trail we came across two copperheads! These little guys blended in so well with the leaves on the trail a few of us walked right past them without even noticing!
Hiking Guadalupe River State Park
The trail follows the river and offers spectacular views of the cliff faces on the opposite side of the river bank. On our side of the river there were enormous Cypress trees along the water edge.
Hiking Huntsville State Park
The Lake Raven Dam and Spillway was our next stop, about 3 miles down the trail. At the Spillway there is a pond area at the bottom feeding into Prairie Branch Creek. We decided to go off trail a little to let the dogs swim and cool off here. Man did they LOVE that! And they got to meet a few other dogs that were playing in the water as well.