CJ & Autumn Miller

What a weekend! Friday afternoon we set out on a road trip with Erika & Ruedi to Austin. We stopped in Waco for some excellent BBQ with Brett & Kristen. On our way to Enchanted Rock the Subaru took us down the back roads & encountered lots of adventure! We almost hit: a wild pig, pregnant cow,  skunk,  turkeys,  turkey  vultures,  road runner, toads, cat, & a rabid raccoon. We set up camp at Enchanted Rock late Friday night & CJ & I slept under the stars. Saturday was filled with sweaty hikes up & around the rock. We found lots of beautiful & challenging climb spots. We repelled down into our lunch cave & enjoyed PB&J & a little shade. We felt like big kids in a huge playground! So much excitement & so many things to climb on & jump off! It was so hot & we were getting so much exercise that by the afternoon we had run out of water. That means that between the 4 of us we already downed 8 liters! So back down to the water hole we went. We were so parched on our way down. Then we saw it.... a snow cone shack........in the middle of the desert & cacti........ Was it a mirage?! Snow cones all around!!! Never had anything tasted as good as my large coconut snow cone. The boys ate theirs so fast they kept getting brain freezes. Later Amy DeLay came in from the city to visit. It was such a fun time to see her & catch up again. I hadn't seen her since the wedding. We collapsed in tents that night exhausted from the day. Sunday was time for more climbing. CJ lead a 5.9 rated climb on what looked to me like a flat rock going straight up. What a stud! I'm not going to lie, it made me a little nervous; I am his wife, I am suppose to be nervous :) Erika & I practiced belaying each other & learned so much. We didn't want to leave, but we showered up & got some more snow cones for the road. Stopped again in Waco at Buzzard Billy's seafood shack on the river where a well fed bird chowed down at the table beside us on the porch. Made it back by 11:30 to the house, just in time to procrastinate about unpacking & laundry until Monday! Wish we could reenact this weekend every weekend!