Colorado Bend 2014
Max and I took a trip out to Colorado Bend state park in early August to try out our new camping gear. The biggest issue was packing along enough water.
We ended up cutting the trip short after we made a few bad decisions which were due in part to not realizing that Texas state park maps are not only NOT to scale, but are not proportionally accurate either. We ended up walking 13.8 miles according to my Garmin GPS, with an elapsed time of just over 8 hours and a 476' change of elevation. The temperature reached 97 degrees.
Needless to say we were exhausted by the time we got back to camp. Fortunately we came across a park ranger and got a ride the remaining 4 miles back to camp.
The park itself is pretty interesting. The trails have verity of environments ranging from prairie like fields, smooth river beds, steep rocky terrain climbing along a canyon rim, and the lush humid area around the spring fed falls.
Gorman falls are the main attraction. They are fed by a spring that flows down and over a cliff face. It has created an almost surreal little area of thick vibrant green moss and mineral deposits that would look more appropriate in a cave. The spring doesn't run at a set rate. It was flowing when we were there, but i've seen photos of it flowing at a much greater rate than we saw. Aside from the falls, f you know anyone interested in geology you might suggest they take a trip out there. Lots of very interesting rock formations.
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