Hamilton Pool Preserve

Our summer tradition of "Adventure Mondays" continued yesterday. We enjoyed a great day at Hamilton Pool Preserve, a unique Austin swimming hole. The natural pool is surrounded by a collapsed grotto and canyon and a 50 foot waterfall trickles down from the Pedernales River. The entire property is truly breathtaking.




We met a few friends (4 moms and 10 children) and took part in all that the preserve offers: swimming, hiking, and picnicking. The buddies wanted to hike the trail around the canyon several times, and so we did. Add that to the half mile round trip hike from the parking lot to the pool (done twice because of a necessary trip back to the restrooms) and we probably hiked 2 miles altogether.

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