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Pedernales Falls

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Ok so it's not some exotic far off land but, this is some of the most amazing scenery I have ever seen. Here in our very own backyard! Some of these places are nothing more than a town to pass by on the way to a more exciting place for most people. However I see much beauty in these places, to me these are the heart and soul of America.

Pedernales Falls

the river
Pedernales Falls state park , is located just outside of Johnson City, the hometown of Lyndon B. Johnson.  While the town does not have much to offer in the way of sightseeing, the park was a pretty neat little stop.  We followed two very short trails one to the river and the second even shorter to the twin falls.  My photos of the twin falls are not as impressive, as we went during the dry season.  One fall barely had a trickle the other we could not even see a trickle on.  The river while low, still was a cool sight!  There are other longer trails in this park, which we were dissuaded from taking due to the fact that we have a 3 year old.  She no longer fits in those kid back packs, yet is still to little for long trails.  We were done seeing everything in about two hours, and that included picture snapping time!  The one thing about this park, however is that the facilities and camp sites are very nice and clean.  We had originally hoped to camp here, but being Thanksgiving the park had been booked for that time frame for two months before hand.  We ended up staying 27 miles away at Canyon Lake, instead.  Then drove here on Friday after Thanksgiving for the sightseeing.
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the river
the river
it forms these little falls in sev…
it forms these little falls in s
the water level was kinda of low
the water level was kinda of low
my girls on the opposite side of t…
my girls on the opposite side of
this looks sooo inviting!
this looks sooo inviting!
hole in the river
hole in the river
me with my super cool bandana!
me with my super cool bandana!
dont slip!
don't slip!
autumn colors
autumn colors
moss on a rock
moss on a rock
view from the top
view from the top
my daughter getting a great view!
my daughter getting a great view!
yeah guess where my kids were?!
yeah guess where my kids were?!
running to catch up with the big s…
running to catch up with the big
this tree grew right out of this r…
this tree grew right out of this
the twin falls site
the twin falls site
well, more of a trickle really.  i…
well, more of a trickle really.
the 2nd fall, I dont even see a t…
the 2nd fall, I don't even see a
me & my girls!
me & my girls!
gnarly tree!
gnarly tree!
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