Colorado Bend State Park

I've got great friends.  Interestingly enough I have a huge mix of friends with different groups.  I have "the married couple" friends, "the married but my husband isn't always around" friends, "the I am not married but In a committed relationship" friends, and two bachelorette single friends. I have the "I don't wanna go" friends, the "I wish I could go" friends, the "can't go with the girls " friends, "don't want to try anything new" friends and last but not least "I'm negative nancy and I want to whine" friends.  As a single person I love to mix with my different groups and all of their different activities.  Being single hasn't been bad at all for me.  I find that I am on a personal journey of self discovery, and with a positive attitude that opens the universe to new experiences.  I even learn from the half empty people. 

One of my friends recently posted on FB that she would be going hiking at our local state park.  "Perk". Hiking!!!  I've thought I would enjoy hiking but I had no one to go with.  I jumped all over this and went with my avid cyclist friend who can easily bike 40 miles a day. Luckily she had mercy on me this day. 

The following weekend we decided to go hiking at Colorado Bend State Park.  Our main goal was just to get started with hiking but Gorman Falls was our destination.  For this trip, there were now four women going to go hiking.  The hike was amazing.  I will remember to lead next time as my cyclist friend (who has all the stamina) lead her out of shape, huffing and puffing friends on a 4.6 glorious journey.  The best part was hitting the wineries on the way back :-D girl time is essential! 

Colorado River

A dam on the Colorado River

Unfortunately this is in Februray and with the Texas droughts the moss of the falls are not as vibrant of a green as I have seen in other pictures.  We will be going back this spring. 

Tracking through trees, trails, rocks and boulders.  It was about this time I decided there was an essential need for true hiking boots.